What will light energy converted to if wasted?

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Light energy that is not converted into chemical energy through photosynthesis or electrical energy via solar cells is ultimately transformed into heat energy. This heat is a byproduct of energy conversion processes, such as when electrical energy is used to power light bulbs, where some energy is lost as heat due to resistance in wires and the inefficiency of light production. The concept of "energy loss" is misleading, as the energy is conserved but dissipated into lower frequency electromagnetic waves and random particle motion. This dissipation results in a lower grade of energy that is not easily harnessed for useful work. Overall, wasted light energy contributes to an increase in thermal energy in the surrounding environment.
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If light energy is not converted into Chemical energy by photosynthesis or not converted into electrical enerdy by solar cells, what does the light energy converted to?

"Energy is nor created or destroyed." It must be converted to something? Right??
For example :"Like when you switch on your lights waste it, what will the light energy converted to??"
 
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In the process of conversation of electrical energy to light energy, how heat energy is converted?
What I thought was heat energy is converted as energy loss?
 
Basically every interaction produces some amount of heat as "waste energy." In this case, I think the wires with nonzero resistance release a little and light bulbs produce electromagnetic radiation along with heat, and the radiation gets "lost" on surfaces which aren't perfectly white, heating them up slightly.
 
darrenliew96 said:
In the process of conversation of electrical energy to light energy, how heat energy is converted?
What I thought was heat energy is converted as energy loss?

"energy loss" is not the best expressions for it. The energy carried by the light is conserved but gets 'dissipated' as random motions of particles and lower frequency EM waves. It becomes a 'lower grade' of energy that cannot easily be channeled into 'useful work'.
 
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