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Name four appliances wherein an electric motor, a rotating device that converts electrical energy to mechanical energy, is used as an important component. In what respect motors are different from generators?

The four appliances where an electric motor, a rotating device that converts electrical energy to mechanical energy are as follows:


1. CD/DVD Player


2. Table Fan


3. Vacuum cleaner


4. Hand Blender


Electric motors are different from electric generators because electric motors works on the principle of Fleming’s left hand rule whereas Electric generators works on the principle of Fleming’s right hand rule.


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