Physics GCSE
Wasted power
What Wasted power means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Wasted power
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The difference between total power input and useful power output, often transferred to the thermal store of the surroundings.
Topics that use Wasted power
- Efficiency (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Efficiency
- Lubrication
- Power
- Proportional reasoning
- Quantitative relationships
- Unwanted energy transfers
- Useful and wasted energy
- wasted energy
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