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What kind of material lines the tubes of fluorescent lights and glows when exposed to UV light?

Phosphor is the material that lines the tubes of fluorescent lights and glows when exposed to UV light. This material emits visible light when excited by ultraviolet radiation.


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The element that glows bright orange-red is typically tungsten when it is heated in a light bulb or in a welding arc.


What element makes the hope diamond glow red?

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What element is photoluminescent and why?

The element that is commonly photoluminescent is phosphorus. When exposed to light, phosphorus atoms absorb energy and re-emit it as light of a different wavelength, causing the material to glow. This property is used in various applications such as glow-in-the-dark materials and certain types of lighting.


What glows when an electric circuit is closed?

Examples are the tungsten element inside a light bulb, and the heating element bars of an electric fire.


What nonsilicate mineral glows under ultraviolet light?

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Why can you see a red-colored light coming from the heating element of an operating toaster?

because the heating element is made of iron and iron glows red-hot when exposed to substantial heat which is triggered using electricity, and therefore the iron is hot (and therefore you see the red light).


Why does cat pee glow under a black light?

Cat urine contains phosphorus, which glows under ultraviolet light, such as a black light. This is why cat pee appears to glow when exposed to a black light.


What element gives off orange light when exposed to electricity?

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Why does cat urine glow under a black-light?

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Do pebbles glow in the dark?

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