about compact fluorescent lamp

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Please help me with this question. I am a form 1 student so you don't need to write diffultly. Also, I just need 1-2 short sentences.

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Explain why the compact fluorescent lamp can give out the same amount og light energgy as an ordinary light bulb, but uses less electrical energy.

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the fluorescent lamp gives less heat energy than the light blub, that more energy can be converted to light energy. As the efficiency of convertion (electric energy to light energy) of fluorescent lamp is higher, it uses less electrical energy.