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Is a light bulb is a kind of lever?
No. A light bulb is a bulb that contains a filament that gets hot when electric current is passed through it.
Is a light bulb a kind of lever?
No. A light bulb is a bulb that contains a filament that gets hot when electric current is passed through it.
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.
How hot is a 15 watt light bulb?
120
What forms of energy are given off by a light bulb?
A light bulb gives off mainly light energy as well as heat energy. When electricity flows through the filament in the bulb, it gets hot and emits light.
Why does a light bulb turn black?
A light bulb turns black when the filament inside it gets too hot and starts to burn, creating a layer of soot on the inside of the bulb.
Why are light bulbs so hot when they are turned off?
light bulbs are hot because the coils spread heat around the bulb.
What light does a very hot light bulb produces more of what type of light than a light that is cool to the touch?
A very hot light bulb produces more blue light than a light that is cool to the touch. As the temperature of the bulb increases, it emits higher energy photons, which are in the blue-violet part of the light spectrum. Cooler bulbs emit more red and infrared light.
What makes a bulb light?
In simple terms, the current passes through the tungsten filament present in the bulb which causes it to heat instantaneously into red hot to white hot and hence light energy emits.
Why doesn't a light bulb become hot when lighted?
Lightbulbs do get hot when lit - even cfl bulbs get a bit hot.
Does a light bulb get hot enough to melt a rubber band?
The bulb glows because the filament inside ( made of tungsten) get's so hot that it becomes red and starts emitting light. A little of it's heat is also radiated to the glass of the bulb and that's what makes it hot. But it will never get hot enough to melt a rubber band.
Is a light bulb conduction convection or radiation?
A light bulb primarily emits light through radiation. When electricity flows through the filament of the bulb, it becomes hot and emits energy in the form of light and heat through radiation. Conduction and convection do not play significant roles in the functioning of a light bulb.
