Modern bulbs are usually filled with a mixture of argon and nitrogen. More rarely, some bulbs are filled with pure argon, krypton or xenon.
The earliest bulbs weren't filled with any gas, but had vacuum inside.
Modern electric bulbs are filled with gas to prevent the evaporation of the filament due to high temperatures. The gas helps to protect the filament and increase its lifespan. Additionally, the gas inside the bulb allows for better heat distribution and helps improve the efficiency of the bulb.
If an electric bulb is filled with oxygen gas, the filament inside the bulb would burn brighter and hotter than if it were filled with normal air. However, this can be dangerous as oxygen supports combustion and can increase the risk of a fire hazard if the filament overheats. It is not recommended to fill electric bulbs with pure oxygen gas.
If nitrogen gas is used instead of an inert gas in the glass bulb of an electric lamp, the nitrogen gas can react with the filament material and cause it to deteriorate faster due to oxidation. This can result in a shorter lifespan for the electric lamp. Additionally, there might be a risk of fire or explosion due to the presence of oxygen in the nitrogen gas.
Electric lights work by passing an electric current through a filament or gas inside the bulb. The current causes the filament to heat up and emit light, or the gas to produce light through a process called electroluminescence. The light is then emitted out of the bulb through a transparent covering.
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Electric light bulbs are commonly filled with argon gas. The other ones could also be either helium, neon, nitrogen or krypton.
The gas typically present inside an incandescent light bulb is nitrogen or a mixture of nitrogen and argon. This gas helps prevent the tungsten filament from burning up by reducing the rate of evaporation.
Electricity through a thin wire (filament) makes it glow, which is prevented from burning through the wire by gas inside the bulb.
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A standard tungsten-element light bulb, there is no gas under the glass, it is a vacuum.
A light bulb is a high resistance wire surrounded by the bulb filled with an inert gas. When electric conducts through the wire, energy is lose as heat and light.
Three parts of an electric bulb might include the filament, the actual bulb, and the base.