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Dissipated Energy

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Key Stage 4

Meaning

Dissipated energy is wasted energy that has spread out in a system so it cannot be recovered to perform useful work.

About Dissipated Energy

Energy is usually dissipated to the thermal energy store of the surroundings.
Once energy has dissipated it can no longer be recovered or used.


References

AQA

Dissipated energy, page 23, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Physics, CGP, AQA
Dissipated energy, page 24, GCSE Physics; The Complete 9-1 Course for AQA, CGP, AQA
Dissipated energy, pages 168, 173, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA