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Tungsten is used in filaments of light bulbs.

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What is the metal in domestic light bulbs?

The metal used in domestic light bulbs is typically tungsten. Tungsten has a high melting point and is able to withstand the high temperatures generated by the electric current passing through it, making it ideal for use in light bulb filaments.


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No, pig hair is not used to make light bulbs. Light bulbs are typically made using a combination of glass, metal, and tungsten or other types of filaments. Pig hair is not a suitable material for this purpose.


Do uranium use in light bulb?

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What two materials did Edison use to make filaments?

Edison used carbonized bamboo and then switched to carbonized cotton threads as materials for his early filaments in his incandescent light bulbs.


What are carbon filaments for light bulbs?

Modern light bulb filaments are usually Tungsten not Carbon. However early bulbs used things like silk coated with Carbon. Filament means thin thread. The bulbs are filled with inert gas like Argon to stop the filament from burning up with oxygen. Arc lamps use Carbon rods though.


Why do light bulbs use very fine filaments?

Incandescent light bulbs use tungsten( a metal which can withstand very high temperatures) as filament.When heated to a very high temperature, the filament glows emitting light and heat. Heating effect in filaments is caused by the property of resistance in conductors. On reducing the cross- section area( thickness) of the filament, its resistance is increased and hence the filament glows with comparitively lesser electric current.


What element is used as the metal in domestic light bulbs?

tungsten <<>> Also along with the above, aluminium for the shell, steel for the filament holders, and in past years brass was used for the shell until manufactures found out it was cheaper to use aluminium for the job.


Why scientists use tungsten metal in manufacturing the filament of the light bulbs?

it glows and emits light.


Which metal used in filaments?

Generally 'Tungstan'is use in bulb filaments.


What did Thomas Edison use to coat the metal coils in light bulbs?

copper


Is tungsten used in the toy industry?

It used to be. Lots of toys have small light bulbs in them, and the filaments in light bulbs are made from tungsten. In modern times, they're more likely to design those toys to use LEDs, which are tungsten-free.