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Depends on the wattage of the bulb. It will definitely get hot enough to burn your hand.
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Like an electric heater the higher the wattage rating the hotter the unit becomes. A ten watt lamp can be turned out by hand when it is operating, a hundred watt lamp you can not hold onto it long enough to even start turning the lamp out of its socket.
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What is the name for a regular light bulb?
incandescent
Does a 25 watt light bulb draw more current than a 60 watt light bulb?
No, a higher wattage INCANDESCENT light bulb uses more current than a lower wattage INCANDESCENT light bulb. Some CF and LED bulbs are rated by the amount of light that an incandescent bulb would produce, but they are also rated by the wattage that they use.
How does the incandescent light bulb work?
Current passes through the filament of the bulb causing it to heat up. When it heats up, it becomes so hot it incandesces. That means it radiates light. When the filament is white hot, it radiates light across much of the visible spectrum. Incandescent lights also waste a lot of energy which comes out as heat.
What is the resistor in an incandescent light bulb called?
It is the filament.
Is the light from an incandescent lamp monochromatic?
No, an incandescent bulb i.e. a bulb that emits light by the generation of heat, emits white light and is therefore not monochromatic. For a source to be monochromatic, the light emitted must be of a single wavelength.
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 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.
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 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.
