18. Explain clearly why, in terms of electric energy generation from nonrenewable fuels, an electric appliance can

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18. Explain clearly why, in terms of electric energy generation from nonrenewable fuels, an electric appliance can be, at most, only about 33% efficient when calculated in terms of the energy content of the original fuel. [Hint: See Chapter 12 on thermal cycle efficiencies and modern power plants. That is where most of our electric energy comes from.]

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