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    Energy is never destroyed, only converted from one form to another. However, not all energy is usefully converted. For example, in a car some energy is wasted as heat and sound rather than being usefully converted to kinetic energy. Efficiency can be calculated by dividing the amount of useful output energy by the total input energy. Higher efficiency means less energy is wasted.

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    Energy is never destroyed, only converted from one form to another. However, not all energy is usefully converted. For example, in a car some energy is wasted as heat and sound rather than being usefully converted to kinetic energy. Efficiency can be calculated by dividing the amount of useful output energy by the total input energy. Higher efficiency means less energy is wasted.

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    Energy is never destroyed, only converted from one form to another. However, not all energy is usefully converted. For example, in a car some energy is wasted as heat and sound rather than being usefully converted to kinetic energy. Efficiency can be calculated by dividing the amount of useful output energy by the total input energy. Higher efficiency means less energy is wasted.

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    Wasted Energy and Efficiency GCSE P1a

    Energy never disappears. It is never destroyed. It only ever gets turned from one type of
    energy to another.

    However, it is not always turned into the type of energy we would like. A car is designed to
    convert chemical energy (petrol) into kinetic energy (movement). But some is converted into
    thermal energy and sound energy – neither of which help the car move.

    Draw a simple energy transfer diagram to illustrate this:

    The thermal and sound energy shown here are forms of wasted energy. Wasted energy
    leads to inefficiency. Complete the following table by filling in the useful and wasted energy
    for each of the things designed to convert energy.

    Energy transferred by ... Useful energy Wasted energy

    Television

    Electric Kettle

    Headphones

    Coal Power Station

    Olympic Sprinter

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    Wasted Energy and Efficiency GCSE P1a
    Calculating Efficiency
    To work out efficiency, divide {the amount of useful output energy} by {the amount of input
    energy}:

    ܷ‫ݐݑ݌ݐݑܱ ݈ݑ݂݁ݏ‬
    ‫= ݕ݂݂ܿ݊݁݅ܿ݅ܧ‬
    ‫ݐݑ݌݊ܫ‬

    nb: The output can never be greater than what was input, so efficiency is always less than 1.

    ‫ < ݕ݂݂ܿ݊݁݅ܿ݅ܧ‬1

    Worked Example: a 100W filament lamp uses 100J of electrical energy every second, and
    gives off 10J of useful light energy, while a 20W energy-saving bulb uses 20J to give off 15J
    of light energy every second. Which is more efficient?

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