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How does an 25w compact fluorescent bulb provides the same amount of light as a 100w filament bulb but use less electricity?
It uses modern technology to give better efficiency. A filament bulb has an incandescent (hot) piece of tungsten wire, which produces light but also heat. A fluorescent bulb uses a different process to produce more light and less heat.
What is the thin coil of wire inside a light bulb called?
If you are talking about an incandescent light bulb then its called a filament. It is thin so that it has a high level of resistance. Current going through the filament causes it to heat up and give off EM radiation in the spectrum of visible light.
What is the thin wire inside a bulb?
It's called a filament wire and is usually made out of Tungsten. It has the special properties that it can be heated white hot (in a protective atmosphere9 w/o burning up. When heated that way it give of plenty of heat and quite a lot of useful light as well.
Does an incandescent bulb produce more heat than a fluorescent bulb?
Yes, because incandescent bulbs uses a resistive element which glows up to give out light. The force which opposes the flow of current through the filament wire causes more heat to be produced by the bulb.In the fluorescent bulb, noble gases are used and because these do not react to any force, less heat is produced. Though some amount of heat is produced by the end electrodes of the bulb.ANSWER: An incandescent bulb uses electricity to light the filament. Heat is the result. In a fluorescent light, argon and mercury are excited by an electrical charge and the result is light. The light is the same as a black light and if the bulb was not coated with phosphorus, white light would not be visible.
What property of the wire account the wire in filament behave differently other wires in the circuit when the current flow?
The resistance of the wire is the property that determines how the wire behaves when current flows through it. If the wire has a higher resistance, it will heat up more and potentially glow, like a filament in a light bulb. Other wires in the circuit may have lower resistance and therefore not exhibit the same behavior.
What do you call the wire inside a light bulb?
The part of the wire that actually produces all the heat and light is the "filament".
What is the name of a coiled wire on top of a light bulb that gets heat when energy is turned on?
wire
What is the job of a bulb in a wire?
A light ulb converts electrical current to heat (and light).
Is a bending a metal wire a physical change?
It's a physical change, because bending a wire doesn't affect the chemical makeup of it.
Why does a hard wire break while bending it in the opposite direction?
it is not used to bending in that direction
Why does the filament of a light give out heat and light?
Excitation and collapse of the electron energy shells give off photons, and the amount of power needed to stimulate this process heats up the wire (usually tungsten these days), and the heat is radiated through the glass. A good article about filaments is in the first link below.
What is the history of wire bending?
to bend someting
What is wire bending?
a flexible piece of metal
Why tungstan light bulb generates so much heat?
The heating of the wire causes light to be emitted.
What happened in electrec wire if you bent?
Bending does not normally affect the conductivity of a wire. If you deform the wire in the process, you may create a place where heat builds up. Most wiring avoids sharp bends and keeps them even to avoid any deformation.
How are light bulbs made?
A light bulb is a high resistance wire surrounded by the bulb filled with an inert gas. When electric conducts through the wire, energy is lose as heat and light.
What property would be bending copper wire?
Ductility
