Physics PYQ 230 of 288 · Magnetism

Turbines and Dynamos are used to convert which energy to electrical energy?

  1. AChemical energy
  2. BSolar energy
  3. CMechanical energy
  4. DMagnetic energy

44th BPSC Prelims 2000

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Correct answer: (c) Mechanical energy

Explanation

Turbines and dynamos (generators) turn mechanical energy into electrical energy. Water, steam or wind turns the turbine, and the generator's coil, turning in a magnetic field, produces current by electromagnetic induction.

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