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Question

Which of the following are the advantages of mercury vapour lamp?

The correct answer is

It generally has higher luminous efficacy than a conventional incandescent lamp

A conventional mercury-vapour lamp generally produces more lumens per watt than a conventional incandescent lamp. This was a practical advantage for industrial and outdoor lighting. Its line spectrum and limited colour rendering should not be equated with natural daylight; it also requires a warm-up period.

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Important Questions from Illumination

  1. Which of the following methods of lighting calculation can be used for rough calculations and checking purposes?

  2. How many 200 linear lamps are required to obtain a minimum illuminance of 50 lux in a 5 m and 8 m rectangular hall?

  3. Intensity of light is measured in:

  4. The unit of luminous flux is:

  5. The gas filled in vacuum filament lamps is:

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