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The lamp has an efficiency of 20%

Explain what this means

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Answer:

It's not very efficient

Step-by-step explanation:

For instance, if there is 100 Watts going into the lamp, 80 Watts will be wasted (heat most likely) and only 20 Watts will be used to actually provide light

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