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Question
Write whether true or false
Electrical energy can be generated.
Options
True
False
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Solution
This statement is true
Explanation:
While energy cannot be created from nothing, we “generate” electrical energy by transforming other available forms of energy into it. For example, power plants convert the mechanical energy of spinning turbines driven by wind, water, or steam into an electrical current using magnetic fields and generators.
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