alleryStart learning →An electric motor converts
Amechanical energy into electrical energy
Bheat energy into electrical energy
Celectrical energy into chemical energy
Delectrical energy into mechanical energy
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. electrical energy into mechanical energy
1. A motor uses the force on a current-carrying coil in a magnetic field to make it rotate.
2. So it converts **electrical energy into mechanical (rotational) energy**.
3. The reverse device is a generator.
_Source: Karnataka SSLC (KSEEB) Class 10 Science, Ch13 'Magnetic Effects of Electric Current', §13.4_
Keep practising Magnetic Effects of Electric Current
Browse all Magnetic Effects of Electric Current questions for Karnataka SSLC (Class 10), or explore more Science topics.
Related questions
Match each rule to what it givesOverloading of a domestic circuit happens whenMagnetic field lines are said to be crowded (closer together) where the magnetic field isA short circuit occurs whenAn electric fuse protects a circuit byIn a household wiring, the wire that acts as a safety measure by connecting the metallic bIn India, the alternating current supplied to homes changes its directionThe direction of the current induced in a conductor moving in a magnetic field is given by