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Define the term efficiency of a machine. Give two reasons for a machine not to be 100% efficient?
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The efficiency of a machine is defined as the ratio of the work done on load by the machine to the work done on the machine by the effort.
It has no unit as it is the ratio of two similar quantities.
A machine is not always 100% efficient due to —
(a) friction
(b) weight of moving parts of machine of a given design.
Due to the above reasons, the velocity ratio of the machine does not change but it's mechanical advantage decreases so its efficiency decreases.
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