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Question
An electric motor is a device which transforms:
mechanical energy to electrical
heat energy to electrical energy
electrical energy to heat energy only
electrical energy to mechanical energy
Solution
electrical energy to mechanical energy
Electric motor converts electric energy into mechanical energy.
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