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That type of bulb makes its light by making a small piece of tungsten wire glow at around 3000 degrees Celsius. Obviously that process also produces a lot of heat so incandescent bulbs are inefficient, i.e. they produce not much light for a lot of electric power used.
Tungsten is used because it has the highest melting-point of all metals.
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Which type of light bulb glows when a filament inside it gets hot?
An incandescent bulb.
What is the part of a light bulb that gets hot and produces lights?
In an incandescent light bulb this is the filament. It is usually made of tungsten.
Does the filament of an incandescent light bulb glow because it gets extremely hot?
yes
What does 'incandescent' mean?
The basic meaning of 'incandescent' is 'glowing very brightly'. For example and incandescent light bulb is one that works by heating the tungsten filament until it is white hot and emits light.
What is incandescent light bulb?
An incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is an electric light which produces light with a wire filament heated to a high temperature by an electric current passing through it, until it glows.
Which light bulb produces the most light?
Incandescent
What did Thomas Edison name the light bulb?
He named his invention the Incandescent Lamp, But it's commonly referred to today as the Incandescent Light Bulb.
Who was the light bulb made by?
The incandescent electric light bulb was invented by Thomas A. Edison.
What is the name for a regular light bulb?
incandescent
What type of light is a light bulb that uses a filament?
A light bulb that uses a filament is also known as an incandescent light bulb.
Is a light bulb filament as hot as lava?
The filament of an incandescent light bulb is actually significantly hotter than lava. Temperatures may exceed 4,000 degrees in some bulbs.
What does a light bulb have?
The resistance of a light bulb varies, depending on the type of bulb, the power rating, and the temperature. A typical incandescent 60 watt bulb, for instance has a cold resistance of about 30 ohms, and a hot resistance of about 240 ohms.
