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Ohm's Law doesn't apply to an incandescent lamp, regardless of its power rating. This is because the filament is manufactured from tungsten which is a 'non-ohmic' or 'non-linear' conductor, which means that the ratio of voltage to current changes for variations in voltage. For Ohm's Law to apply, this ratio must remain constant for variations in voltage.

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