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The loss of energy in the form of heat in the iron core of a transformer is

A

iron loss

B

copper loss

C

mechanical loss

D

None of these

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A
Iron loss is the energy loss in the form of heat due to the formatoin of eddy currents in the iron core of the transformer.
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