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Miner's lamps (and spelunkers, too) utilize a compound commonly called Carbide. It is a lumpy product, which, when water is dropped onto it, releases acetylene gas. The gas is ignited (usually from a spark wheel mounted on the lamp's reflector) to provide light.
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What will happen if mercury lamp is used instead of sodium lamp in plane diffraction grating exp?
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What is the time autonomy of a kerosene lamp?
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carbide and water mixture
What fuel does paraffin lamp use?
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sir humprey
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miners safety lamp Which was to be known as "The Davy Lamp"
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Who invented the miners safety lamp known as the Davy lamp?
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sir humpherry
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What is the uses of an alchohol lamp?
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Uses of an alchohol lamp?
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What is a lamp boy?
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