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What uses more electricity 120 or 240 volts on a 1000 watt bulb?
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∙ 11y ago
Watts is the product of amps x volts. As the value of voltage increases the value of amperage decreases. 240 x 4.17 = 1000.8 watts. 120 x 8.34 = 1000.8. No matter what voltage is used on the bulb, it still draws 1000 watts and this is what the utility companies base their billing on.
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∙ 10y agoA 100 w bulb produces about the same amount of heat regardless of the voltage, provided the technology is the same i.e. both are incandescent bulbs using a hot wire.
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∙ 13y ago100 Watts means 100 Joules/second. The voltage is not required for this calculation.
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How much volts does a small light bulb need to be powered?
110 volts is what comes out of an average wall socket in America. A 100-watt bulb would be powered by 110 volts. You need to be more specific in your question to get a good answer. Small can't be measured.
What consumes more power a light bulb or a refrigerator when they are on?
Refrigerator- it takes more power to kick on and it pulls more electricity than a light bulb
Does a 100w light bulb use more electricity than a toaster?
no
What uses more electricity a lit light bulb or an empty socket of the same rating switched on?
When the bulb is lit it uses energy. When there is no bulb, no energy is used even if it is switched on.
What happens when a light bulb get more than 120 volts?
The filament will melt AND MAYBE THE LAMP WILL EXPLODE
Which would use more energy a 50 watt bulb or a 75 watt bulb?
A 75 bulb will use more electricity.
What non sighted fish can genarate 400 volts of electricity?
an electric eel can produce up to 400 volts of electricity. this is more than enough to kill a human.
Why is an outlet more dangerous than static electricity?
an outlet has a higher volts than an ordinary static electricity
How much volts does a small light bulb need to be powered?
110 volts is what comes out of an average wall socket in America. A 100-watt bulb would be powered by 110 volts. You need to be more specific in your question to get a good answer. Small can't be measured.
Does a light bulb use more electricity than a toaster?
no
What difference in the bulbs causes this difference in the currents?
by the more amount of electricity the bulb needs and how big it is the bulb.
What consumes more power a light bulb or a refrigerator when they are on?
Refrigerator- it takes more power to kick on and it pulls more electricity than a light bulb
Does a 100w light bulb use more electricity than a toaster?
no
Is “The news was more shocking than a thousand volts of electricity” a simile or metaphor?
metaphor
If there are more wires does the light get brighter?
No. Or at least not perceptually. The wires only supply electricity to the bulb - the bulb is what limits the current.
What happens when a bulb is attached to a battery?
When a bulb is attached to a battery or a cell as scientists call it, the bulb glows. If you want a bulb to glow more and more brighter, it depends on how many batteries you attached to the bulb. If you attach a lot of batteries at the same time, the bulb might even explode or burn out. The wires that hold the interaction between a light bulb and the battery is electricity. The electricity flows through the wires and touches the bulb and that is how a light bulb glows.
How does light from cfl bulb compare?
When you compare a CFL (Compact Fluorescent Lamp) bulb to an LED bulb, the CFL bulb has a shorter lifespan. The CFL bulb also uses more electricity for the same brightness Also a CFL lasts longer and uses less electricity (for the same brightness) than an incandescent bulb.
