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That depends a lot on the type of lightbulb. Check the number of watts on the lightbulb - watts means joules / second. An old-fashioned incandescent lightbulb might use in the range of 40-100 watts (joules/second); 100 watts for the brighter ones. On the other hand, a fluorescent lightbulb uses around 40 watts for the brighter ones, and a LED lightbulb uses even less.

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