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Why are incandescent lights fo inefficient?​

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Incandescent bulbs are extremely inefficient because 90% of the energy is wasted as heat, with only 10% being converted to visible light. This gives incandescent bulbs a luminous efficiency rating of around 2%. Ultimately, incandescent bulbs perform better as heaters than as light sources.

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