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Question 20

A motor of a corn mill machine operates on electrical energy of \(1.44 \times 10^{5}\)J. If one-quarter of the energy is wasted on sound and heat, determine the efficiency of the machine.

  • A.25%
  • B.36%
  • C.64%
  • D.75%
Objective

Question details

Exam body
WAEC
Subject
Physics
Year
2017
Question no.
#20
Type
Objective
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