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1. The stages in a power
station are:
Boiler - Turbine - Generator - Step up transformer - National Grid.
2. The energy changes at
each stage in a power station that uses fossil fuels to produce electricity
are:
Boiler
Turbine
Generator
Step - up transformer
Chemical to heat
Heat to Kinetic
Kinetic to electrical
Electrical transferred
Heat
wasted
Heat
wasted
Heat
wasted Heat wasted
3. The non renewable energy resource that releases more energy per kilogram is uranium.
4. The efficiency of a
power station can be increased by changing more energy from the fuel into
electricity. This means reducing the amount of energy wasted (heat).
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