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Why wouldn't the lamp turn on?
Usual condition, no power source or lamp filament open.
What type of spectrum is produced by a filament lamp?
continuous emission
Which material is used for for filament in tungsten lamp?
i believe it is cadnium.
Who invented the tungsten filament lamps?
Thomas Edison It was actually Irving Langmuir (of General Electric), also an American. Edison's incandescent lamp used a carbon filament, as did that of his contemporary, England's Joseph Swan who got there before Edison (who invented a longer lasting carbon filament). William Coolidge improve on Langmuir's filament by making it longer (the familiar twisted shape) and brighter. Humphrey Davy had invented a platinum filament way back in 1809 that worked, but was too expensive for commercial use. Those that followed him failed to cotton on to the use of a metallic filament and went for carbon instead. What Tomas Edison can claim is the 'development' of a commercially useful light bulb using a carbon filament - though this was superseded by the tungsten filament not long after.
Why is the filament inside an electric lamp made very fine?
The filament is fine so that its electrical resistance can be quite high. It is also long, for the same reason. Usually it is coiled up to fit the length in the lamp. The heating effect of electric current is proportional to the current squared, time the resistance (I*I*R). Most of the effect is due to the current. The current through the filament must be limited to stop it melting. Adding resistance will do that. Taking resistance away increases heating. So, a low energy lamp has a very thin filament and a high energy lamp will have a thicker filament.
Why are V-i characterstics different for tungsten and carbon lamp?
As carbon filament bulbs have a negative temperature coefficient and tungsten filament light bulbs have a positive temperature coefficient.
What part of the lamp converts electricity to light?
For a filament-type (incandescent) lamp, it's the filament.
What is used to make globe filaments?
The first successful light bulb filaments were made of carbon (from carbonized paper or bamboo). In 1902 the Siemens company developed a tantalum lamp filament. From 1898 to around 1905 osmium was also used as a lamp filament. In 1906 the tungsten filament was introduced
Does a lamp with a thick filament draw more current or less current than a lamp with a thin filament?
A lamp with a thick filament will draw more current. What restricts the current flow in the filament is the resistance of the filament which increases as the temperature of the filament increases. A thin filament requires less energy to get heated up that a thick one so less current to achieve threshold resistance. Also a thick filament provides a broader path for current so there is less resistance per increase in degree centigrade. For these two (closely related but distinct) reasons it will require more current for the filament to get heated up to threshold resistance.
Which is more powerful a torch bulb or a mains filament lamp?
Mains filament
Difference between tungsten lamps and carbon lamps?
tungsten lamp has got inert gas argonsometimes iodine is added to improve intensity carbon filament produces less light than tungsten lamp but it radiates much less energy in the form of heat waves
Why wouldn't the lamp turn on?
Usual condition, no power source or lamp filament open.
How do you Use filament in a sentence?
(Filament is a thread or thin wire.)Is the lamp unplugged or is the filament broken in the bulb?A silkworm's cocoon is made from a thin filament which can be twisted into thread.
Is resistance in the filament of a lamp essential or not?
Yes, the resistance of the filament of a light bulb is what generates enough heat to make the filament glow and produce light.
What are the parts of a lamp?
fifi eats the filament and turns it into a bernard
What type of spectrum is produced by a filament lamp?
continuous emission
Why is there a curve and not a straight line in the graph for a filament lamp?
I had to answer this and found out that............ The line on the graph that represents the filament lamp is curved because the resistance of it increases with supplied voltage Hope this is alright for you :) x
