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When a current flows in the coil of a transformer, then why does its core become hot ?

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Wher alternating current flows through the coil of a transformer, its core get magnetised and demagnetised repeatedly. The energy spent in magnetising the core is not returned fully in demagnetisation. This energy left in the core appears in the form of heat.
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