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They light up from the piece of wire in the middle of the light bulb. Joseph Swan

invented the first light bulb. Not Thomas Edison

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Light bulbs do not generate they are classified as a load. Generators generate power by utilizing the magnetic flux of coils in the rotor, cutting coils of wire that are located around the generator's stator.

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Light bulbs burned when it will became overheat and the its lifespan will end.

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The high resistance of the filament in a light bulb causes the light bulb to heat and give off light. :)

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The incandescent light bulb has a filament of Tungsten inside it. When electricity flows through the bulb, it heats up the filament. This causes the filament to glow and emit light.

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The protons inside the fumes of the light bulb emit light when it is mixed with electricity. That is why people say dont break the spiral light bulbs because the fumes can severely harm you.

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with electricity

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Fluorescent bulbs generate light by using an ionized gas and electrical discharge, whereas regular light bulbs generate light by using heat within the filament contained in the bulb.


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