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No machine can achieve 100% efficiency in terms of work output. In any mechanical system, what is considered the most common cause for some of the work being turned into thermal…

No machine can achieve 100% efficiency in terms of work output. In any mechanical system, what is considered the most common cause for some of the work being turned into thermal…
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No machine can achieve 100% efficiency in terms of work output. In any mechanical system, what is considered the most common cause for some of the work being turned into thermal energy?

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Friction.

The sliding and rubbing between two objects creates heat, aka thermal energy.
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