Useful and Wasted Energy from Electrical Devices Flashcards

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What is the wasted and useful energy of a Light Bulb?
Useful - Light Wasted- Heat
Electrical heater
Useful - Thermal energy to the surroundings wasted - light from the glowing element.
Electrical toaster
Useful - thermal energy of bread wasted - thermal energy of toaster case and air around it.
Hairdryer
Useful - heat energy of air flowing past the heater filament and kinetic energy of air driven by fan
Electric motor
Useful- kinetic energy of object driven by motor.and potential energy of objects lifted with motor wasted - thermal and sound energy of motor
Personal stereo
Useful -kinetic energy of object sound wasted - thermal energy of motor.
Computer disc drive
Useful - energy stored in magnetic dots on disc wasted - thermal and sound energy of the motor that drives the disc.