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Long names are descriptive; they contain information. We could instead call an incandescent lightbulb a light, which is much shorter, but less informative.
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What is the name for a regular light bulb?
incandescent
What did Thomas Edison name the light bulb?
He named his invention the Incandescent Lamp, But it's commonly referred to today as the Incandescent Light Bulb.
What was the first name of the light bulb?
The Incandescent Lamp
What is the scientific name of electric bulb?
The scientific name for an electric bulb is incandescent light bulb, named after the process of incandescence which produces light through heating a filament.
Name the wizard of menlo park who invent ed the incandescent light bulb?
Thomas Alva Edision
What is the name of the wire in a light bulb?
Filament. Correct; made of tungsten wire in most incandescent bulbs.
Name two objects which are non-luminous at room temperature but can be made luminous when heated?
-- the filament in an incandescent light bulb-- the coils in a bread toaster
What is the name of the light bulb?
A light bulb
What is the name of famous inventor who worked in Menlo park new jersey?
Thomas Edison. He had his lab here at one point, one invention of which was the incandescent light bulb.
Is it correct to say that a bulb in a circuit is a resistor?
Yes it is. The filament in a standard incandescent bulb is a type of resistor. An incandescent light bulb contains tungsten which reduces electricity and converts electricity to heat and light. All incandescent bulbs are resistors, but only a fraction of resistors are bulbs. If you want to see if a bulb is a resistor, try adding another bulb in series without changing the voltage. Both bulbs will be very dim. Another way to test this is to get a multimeter and set the meter to the resistance setting. If you get any value other than zero, then it is functioning as a resistor.
Is the spectrum for the incandescent light a continuous spectrum or a line spectrum?
incandescent bulb is equivalent to white light, i.e it has all the seven wavelengths of light. therefore when passed through a prism it is disperses into all the seven wavelengths WITHOUT ANY SPACES OR BOUNDARIES and are obtained on the screen as a CONTINUOUS SPECTRUM.
Which metal has a melting point of over 3000 degrees celsius is used to make light bulb filaments?
The filament wire of an incandescent light bulb is a tightly-coiled wire made from Tungsten. Before it is coiled up it is long and thin.The element is always supported on two stronger wires made of another kind of metal which can withstand the intense heat inside the bulb.Another answerThere are many different kinds of light bulbs that use other metals! Just to name a few: Mercury(Hg), Tungsten(W), Sodium(Na).Tungestun
