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Do all the other lights go out when you turn off an electric light bulb in our home?
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∙ 13y ago
No, because devices (light bulb, heater, TV set, and so on...) in our home are connected in parallel.
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∙ 13y ago
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What does the electric light bulb do?
It lights using electricity.
How did people react initially to the light bulb?
When light bulbs originally became available, they were only available in a few places. People considered them an interesting item. There were gas lights, candles, and lanterns. For outside lighting there were gas lights and electric carbon arc lights. So the electric light bulb began by taking its place alongside other light sources that were just as bright. The main difference was that all the other items required constant maintenance. "Keep your lamps trimmed and burning." The electric light bulb used a simple switch.
How do you light a light bulb without electricity?
The only way a light bulb could be lit without electricity would be if it wasn't an electric bulb, or the "light" wasn't from an electric filament. I once had a miner's torch that was lit by igniting acetylene gas, but I wouldn't call it a "light bulb".Electric light bulbs will only light with electricity. There is no other way short of breaking them open and igniting something inside of them, but then they aren't electric lights anymore.You don't. The design of an ordinary light bulb is to operate with a voltage supply.
What is the filament in lights?
Filament is a thin part of incandescent bulb which is the source of electric light that electric current passes through and heated it until it produce light.
Which came first the telephone or the electric light bulb?
The electric light bulb came first but was patented later that the telephone was.
Who made incandescent light bulb?
Thomas Edison made the first operating incandescent light bulb. But in 1800, Humphrey Davy invented the electric light. It didn't last long, and was not a bulb, though. Arc lights later became popular, but again, were not in a bulb.
What is a electric bulb in short?
a bulb is light bulb
What age did Benjamin Franklin finish the first light bulb?
Benjamin Franklin had nothing to do with the first light bulb. Electric lights were invented by Thomas Edison about 100 years after Franklin's death.
Who invented the phonograph electric lights and motion pictures?
Thomas Edison invented the phonograph and the first practical incandescent electric light bulbs.
How do you connect the parts of a simple electric circuit together so that the light bulb lights up?
Simply connect the -ve of the bulb to -ve of the battery and +ve of bulb to +ve of battery using an electrically conductive wire, the bulb will light automatically.
How did the invention of the electric light bulb help businesses become more productive?
With good lights, it was possible to work after nightfall.
Why was the light bulb necessary?
Earlier forms of lighting, such as gas lights, were expensive, dangerous and gave less light than the electric light. Gas lights could not be used in places with a fire or explosion hazard.
