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It gets heated up and glows spreading the light

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Q: When electricity pass through the bulb what happens to the filament?
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Can electricity still pass through a bulb which has fused?

If the bulb lights up then electricity is passing through the bulb. If the bulb doesn't light up then electricity is not passing through.


What happens to the electrical energy carried by the current when it passes through the filament of a bulb?

it stays there. the electricity travels back and forth through the filament until you turn the lighbulb off.


What is light bulb filament?

It is the extremely thin wire inside the bulb. It is so thin that when the electricity goes through produce light, when that filament breaks the bulb is not good.


Can current flow through a bulb with a broken filament?

No, the broken filament breaks the connection which electricity needs to complete the circuit.


Does a burned out bulb use electricity?

Assuming it's a filament (incandescent) bulb, no. When a bulb burns out, the tiny wire in the bulb is broken, and the electricity can no longer pass through the bulb. It's the same as if it was switched off.


What happens during a light bulb burning out?

A light bulb works by passing electricity through a long, thin piece of metal that is called a filament. The electricity heats up the filament much like an electric stove heats up its elements. The heat, through black body radiation, causes the filament to emit light. But, the heat also stretches and thus weakens the filament. Over time the weakening will break the filament along the heated portion and this is called "burning out" in common language.


Did the bulb light in electrical energy?

Technically the bulb does not light, it is but a housing for the filament and electrodes. It is the filament that gives off the light as it is heated by the electricity passing through it. The bulb helps to scatter the light in equal proportions.


What is the principle of electric bulb in short?

Electricity through a thin wire (filament) makes it glow, which is prevented from burning through the wire by gas inside the bulb.


When electricity flows through the metal filament of a light bulb electrical energy is converted to?

Heat, which then produces light.


Does a flashlight form electricity?

No it does not FORM it. It converts chemical energy in the battery cell into electrical energy which is then passed through a thin wire called the filament at the bulb. The filament lights up when electricity passes through it, thus giving out light.


What do the wires in the middle of a light bulb do?

The filament is made of tungten and these 'wires' (filament) conduct electricity.


What does the filament in a light bulb do to the electricity?

The filament in a light bulb forms resistance so that heat can happen. The electricity then converts to light energy and heat energy so that the light will shine.