A circuit in a home provides power to a light fixture. The homeowners want to use a compact fluorescent bulb instead of an incandescent bulb. Compact fluorescent bulbs can produce as much light as incandescent bulbs but with less energy. How is this possible?(1 point)

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Fluorescent bulbs produce other forms of energy, too, including heat.
Fluorescent bulbs produce other forms of energy, too, including heat.

Fluorescent bulbs have been designed to put out more energy than they receive.
Fluorescent bulbs have been designed to put out more energy than they receive.

Energy is destroyed when it passes through an incandescent bulb.
Energy is destroyed when it passes through an incandescent bulb.

Incandescent bulbs produce other forms of energy, too, including heat.

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Incandescent bulbs produce other forms of energy, too, including heat.

Compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs) are more efficient because they convert a larger portion of the electrical energy into visible light instead of heat, unlike incandescent bulbs, which waste a significant amount of energy as heat. This allows CFLs to produce equivalent light output while using less energy.