– Why really can’t a machine convert the whole part of energy given to it into work? What causes a fraction of it to be lost, even when there’s no dissipative forces?

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– Why really can’t a machine convert the whole part of energy given to it into work? What causes a fraction of it to be lost, even when there’s no dissipative forces?

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Your question doesn’t make sense. Under what conditions do you think there wouldn’t be any dissipation going on?