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Is all the air vacuumed out of a light bulb or is special air pumped in?
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∙ 14y ago
The filament (assuming an incandescent bulb) would burn up very quickly.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 12y agoNo. Not normal air. The oxygen in air would cause any light bulb to burn out in seconds. In stead, and inert gas called argon is used.
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∙ 14y agoboth. depending on what type of bulb. A typical incandescent bulb is indeed in a vacuum. however halogen and flourescent lights both uses gasses as the light source.
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∙ 11y agoNo, an inert gas like argon is used in light bulbs. Oxygen aids combustion and the filament would burn instantaneously as soon as the current was applied.
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