Question

Hey circuit in a home provides power to the light fixture. The homeowner wants to use a compact fluorescent bulb instead of an incandescent bulb compact fluorescent bulbs can produce as much light as a incandescent bulbs with less energy. How is this possible?

Answer 1

This is possible because compact fluorescent bulbs use a different technology to produce light compared to incandescent bulbs. Incandescent bulbs produce light through heating a wire filament to a high temperature, which also produces a lot of heat energy. On the other hand, compact fluorescent bulbs use a gas-filled tube to produce ultraviolet light, which then excites a fluorescent coating on the inside of the tube to produce visible light. This process is much more energy-efficient and generates less heat, allowing compact fluorescent bulbs to produce the same amount of light as incandescent bulbs using less energy.