Which among the following instruments produces electricity?

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  1. Transmitter
  2. Electrografers
  3. Dynamo
  4. Voltametre

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Option 3 : Dynamo
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Dynamo is the device that produces electricity.

  • A dynamo also called an electric generator, is simply a machine that converts mechanical energy into electricity.
  • In general, a dynamo more specifically refers to the device which generates Direct Current (DC).
  • While an alternator or a generator in common refers to the device which creates alternating current or (AC).
  • The connection between electricity and mechanical work was known since 1821 when Michael Faraday figured out that when he ran an electric current near a permanent magnet, he generated a force that moved the wire carrying the current.
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