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29 October, 05:40

A lightbulb has an efficiency of 8.2%. How much light energy (not heat energy) is generated by the bulb every second if the bulb has a power of 21 W?

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  1. 29 October, 05:58
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    The efficiency is the useful energy (or power) you get out of a system, divided by the energy (or power) you put in.

    If the efficiency is 8.2%, that means you get 8.2% * 21 W = 1.72 W of useful power out.

    Energy is just power multiplied by time, so 1.72 W * 1 s = 1.72 J.
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