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A generator contains a coil that spins to produce an electric current. How is energy transformed by using a generator?
Thermal energy is transformed to potential energy.
Thermal energy is transformed to mechanical energy.
Chemical energy is transformed to electromagnetic energy.
Mechanical energy is transformed to electromagnetic energy.

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Mechanical energy is transformed to electromagnetic energy.

Explanation: as the coil is spun (mechanical energy), its motion through a magnetic field changes magnetic flux and induces an electric current (electromagnetic energy) by Faraday's law.