Key term for OCR GCSE Physics A, used in Powering Earth.
The process where energy spreads out into the surroundings and is wasted, commonly as thermal energy heating up transmission wires.
Dissipation appears in OCR GCSE Physics A revision content for Global challenges, especially Powering Earth and Transformers in National Grid.
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Energy
Power and efficiency • Energy waste in devices
