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

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When the filament is broken, no current can flow, hence there is no glow because it's though the bulb was switched off.

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If the filament has broken, the circuit has also broken. The bulb can not glow as there is a gap in the circuit and electricity can not flow across the gap in the bulb.

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No. No current flow.

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