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The Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy can't be created or destroyed. Thus, efficiency is 1 (i.e., 100%) if there is a perfect energy conversion. Since this is usually not the case, and some energy is wasted, the efficiency of most energy conversions is less than 100% (or less than a factor of 1).
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What would cause the calorimeter efficiency to be less than 100 percent?
why is the efficiency of a calorimeter less than 100%
Why is the efficiency of a machine less than 1?
An efficiency factor of 1 (or 100% efficiency) is not possible due to losses that cannot be reduced to zero. These losses take the form of friction, heat loss etc.
Why is it that efficiency of a machine is less than 1?
The efficiency is always less than one because some of the energy is always useless for what you want. Most wasted energy eventually turns into heat. therefore the efficiency is like a percentage with 1 being 100% a device can't be 100% efficient as some energy is wasted. To work out the efficiency of a device you need to do the total useful energy produced divided by the total energy that is inputted into the device
Is 1 kilogram less than or greater than 1 pound?
less than
Is 1 greater than or less than 9.7?
1 is 8.7 less than 9.7
How do you prove that the efficiency C arnot is greater than 1?
You don't. Such an efficiency can be less than 1, but it can't be greater than 1.
What is efficiency always less than?
It is always less than 1 or 100%.It is always less than 1 or 100%.It is always less than 1 or 100%.It is always less than 1 or 100%.
What would cause the calorimeter efficiency to be less than 100 percent?
why is the efficiency of a calorimeter less than 100%
Why is the efficiency of a machine less than 1?
An efficiency factor of 1 (or 100% efficiency) is not possible due to losses that cannot be reduced to zero. These losses take the form of friction, heat loss etc.
Why is it that efficiency of a machine is less than 1?
The efficiency is always less than one because some of the energy is always useless for what you want. Most wasted energy eventually turns into heat. therefore the efficiency is like a percentage with 1 being 100% a device can't be 100% efficient as some energy is wasted. To work out the efficiency of a device you need to do the total useful energy produced divided by the total energy that is inputted into the device
If load varies than efficency?
If loads varies then efficiency is less steeply than efficiency. This is taught in science.
Can any pulley have a efficiency over 100?
No. A perfectly frictionless machine could have an efficiency of 100%. Anything less perfect must have can efficiency less than 100%.
What is a machine with efficiency of less than one?
no machine has one
Why a high-efficiency machine is more desirable than a low- efficiency machine?
High-efficiency machines do more for less and are therefore more desirable than a low-efficiency machine.AnswerHigher efficiency means lower energy losses and, therefore, such machines are more economical than low-efficiency machines.
Is a ideal machine has an efficiency of less than one equal to one greater than one?
ideal machines have mechanical efficeincy equal to 1 (100% efficient) since efficiency is the ratio of the power output to the power input
Describe why a high-efficiency machine is more desirable than a low-efficiency machine?
Efficiency is the ratio of the energy converted into useful work by the machine to the energy supplied to the machine. Certainly it will not be possible to convert all the energy supplied into useful work because of wastage of energy due to so many reasons. So efficiency will be always less than 1. As the efficiency becomes more the loss would become less. Hence it is desirable.
What is the coal energy efficiency?
If it is burned - which is the way such fuels are usually used - the energy efficiency is the energy efficiency of a heat engine. The theoretical maximum efficiency is the Carnot efficiency; the real efficiency will usually be considerably less than that.
