1. High pressure sodium
  2. Metal halide
  3. Mercury vapor
  4. Low pressure sodium
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Option 3 : Mercury vapor

  • Mercury vapor bulbs are used for ceiling lights and wall lights.
  • But these are now outdated due to their less efficiency and are replaced by LED and CFL.​

​Different types of lighting sources with their applications:

Lightning source

Luminous efficiency (lumens/watt)

Application

Incandescent

8-20

Indoor lightning

Halogen

20-25

Flood and theatre lightning

Fluorescent

50-70

Indoor lightning

CFL

60-80

Indoor lightning

Mercury vapor

35-65

Ceiling and wall light

Metal halide

75-100

Overhead lighting in malls, factories, stores, etc.

High-pressure sodium

100-150

Street lightning where good light required

Low-pressure sodium

150-200

Street lighting used during foggy weather

LED

200

Multipurpose lighting used for indoor as well as outdoor applications

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