Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs for Consumers ... An ENERGY STAR qualified compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL) will save about $30 over its lifetime and pay for itself in about 6 months. It uses 75 percent less energy and lasts about 10 times longer than an incandescent bulb.
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Fluorescent lamp - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A fluorescent lamp or fluorescent tube is a gas-discharge lamp that uses electricity to excite mercury vapor. The excited mercury atoms produce short-wave ultraviolet light that then causes a phos...
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Compact fluorescent lamp - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A compact fluorescent lamp ( CFL ), also known as a compact fluorescent light or energy saving light (or less commonly as a compact fluorescent tube [ CFT ]), is a type of fluorescent lamp...
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Are fluorescent bulbs really more efficient than normal light bulbs? Find out in this article from HowStuffWorks. ... A fluorescent bulb uses a completely different method to produce light. There are electrodes at both ends of a fluorescent tube, and a gas containing argon and mercury vapor is inside the tube.
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Fluorescence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fluorescence is the emission of visible light by a substance that has absorbed light of a differing, usually invisible, wavelength. Absorption of a photon triggers the emission of a photon with a lon...
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1. physics capable of fluorescing: exhibiting or able to undergo fluorescence a fluorescent dye; ... 2. containing fluorescent tubes: containing or produced by fluorescent tubes fluorescent lighting; ... 3. dazzling in color: very bright and dazzling in color fluorescent pink;
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fluorescent: Definition and Pronunciation ... fluorescent lamp ... fluorescent (Thesaurus)
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on fluorescent lamp, electric discharge lamp, cooler and more efficient than incandescent lamps, that produces light by the fluorescence of a phosphor coating. A fluorescent lamp consists of a glass tube filled with a mixture of argon and mercury vapour. ... CREATE MY fluorescent ...
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A fluorescent light is a type of electric lamp that excites mercury vapor to create luminescence. The Smithsonian Institute states that, "Electrical inventor, Peter Cooper Hewitt built on the mid-19th century work of German physicist Julius Plucker and glassblower Heinrich Geissler.
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