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Can mechanical energy be converted entirely into heat energy?

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Yes, it happens all the time. Every time a vehicle breaks, its kinetic energy, which is mechanical energy, is converted to heat in the brakes. read more

Sure you can, and often you do. If you brake your car, you convert the mechanical energy into thermal energy completely (unless you have a car that recovers part of the energy). read more

If heat energy is to be converted to mechanical energy, your device is a heat engine, such as a steam engine, power plant, jet engine, or automobile engine. There exists a fundamental limitation to doing this as per the second law of thermodynamics. read more

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