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Yes, if it breaks and you either inhale some of the vapor or the glass cuts your skin. Fluorescent lamps contain a small amount of Mercury which is a toxic metal. It is also important not to allow the content of a bulb or tube to enter the water course. On tube can contaminate thousands of gallons of pre-cleaned water supply kill of the positive bacteria required to kee the water drinkable
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Is the gas in fluorescent bulb poison?
Argon & Nitrogen are both toxic.
What happens if you break a fluorescent bulb in your hand and you inhale the powder?
of course.... you will die XD
Is a light bulb a chemical or physical change?
A light bulb is not a change in and of itself but the process by which it gives off light is physical. While an electric current causes a given component of the bulb to glow (it may be the filament of an incandescent bulb or the vapor in a fluorescent one), but that substance does not change its chemical identity.
What gas is in fluorescent tube?
The gas in a fluorescent light bulb tube is composed of mercury, along with argon, xenon, krypton or neon. It is important to dispose of the tubes properly after they are used, since mercury can be toxic to people and animals if it is released into the environment.
What is a sentence for fluorescent?
The lights were very fluorescent.
Dim fluorescent bulb?
No...
Who invented fluorescent light bulb?
EEdmund Germer (90% sure) made the first fluorescent light bulb
Which type of ligh bulb uses phosphors?
A fluorescent bulb
How much is a fluorescent bulb?
fluorescent light bulbs are usually from 9$-15$.
Can you use a 65 watt fluorescent bulb in a metal halide light fixture?
No, the ballast's output is not matched to operate a fluorescent bulb.
Does a fluorescent bulb emit the same amount of heat as a metal halide bulb of the same wattage?
No, a fluorescent bulb does not emit the same amount of heat as a metal halide bulb of the same wattage.
What is fluorescent lamb?
Perhaps you are asking about fluorescent lamp. This is an electrical device that uses a fluorescent bulb to give off light. The bulb is a recent invention designed to give energy savings in the residential area. The fluorescent bulb used to be used exclusively in industrial applications, but the new bulb is small and compact enough to be used in a home lamp.
What is the brightest Compact Fluorescent bulb?
The brightest compact fluorescent bulb is of over 100 lumens or higher outputs at higher drive currents.
How is a light bulb better for growing plants then a fluorescent?
The light spectrum from an incandescent (a bulb) is closer to the spectrum of the sun than what comes from a fluorescent.
Fluorescent in a sentence?
I need to buy another fluorescent light bulb at the hardware store
What is the fluid in a fluorescent light bulb?
In a fluorescent light bulb there is usually a drop of mercury. That mercury vaporizes as the bulb warms up and it becomes gaseous, enhancing the electron interaction through the bulb, making it brighter.
When was the fluorescent light bulb invented?
1857
