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The gas used in fluorescent lamps is argon.
Neon is used for red lamps.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 9y agoSodium and Mercury are used in most street lamps. Some signs use the gas neon because it is bright and colorful.
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∙ 7y agoYellow-green "neon" signs are made using Argon with a drop of mercury which is vaporized when the sign is energized.
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∙ 12y agoNeon for red lamps.
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What is a gas used in advertising signs?
Neon
Why is it advisable to turn a luminous flame to a non luminous flame when the flame is not in use?
prevents soot generation
Used for years in self luminous paint for glow-in-the-dark clock faces?
radium was used in luminous paint and for theglow in the dark clock it as it emits radioactive decay that's why its not used in luminous paint now
Should a luminous or non luminous Bunsen flame be used for heating in the laboratory and why?
Non-luminous flame should be used for heating in the laboratory because the flame is steady and produce little or no soot.Non-luminous flame is very hot thus, it is recommendable to use for laboratory purposes.Luminous flame is unsteady while non-luminous flame is steady.Another reason of using non-luminous flame because the flame of non-luminous is blue, and not visible unlike the luminous flame which is yellow in colour and visible.
What element is used in bright advertising signs?
If the color is red, the element is neon, a noble gas.
What gas is widely used in luminous signs.?
neon
When were luminous signs first used?
At the end of the nineteenth century, luminous signs were a new phenomenon.
What type gas is used to light up a sign?
Its mostly Argon and a small amount of mercury. Its the main ingredients inside a flourescent lightbulb, which are used to light up billboards and highway signs. See the related link for more information on flourescent bulbs.
Why are luminous signs useful in fires?
Luminous signs are easier to find when there is an emergency.
What ways are neon used?
As a gas inside luminous lights.
Is a burning gas lantern is a luminous or non luminous?
It gives off light. That is what luminous means.
What gas is used in light signs?
If you're referring to neon signs, the gas used is either neon, or argon (used with mercury). Fluorescent lights use the same principle as neon signs.
What is the gas used in tubular signs?
Neon
What gas is used in neon signs?
Neon
How is neon used in today's world?
Neon gas is used in neon-signs, Vegas is full of them.
What is zenon GAS used for?
I't actually spelled Xenon and it's used in electric signs (some signs have Neon gas, others have Xenon)
Which colourless odorless gas fills the tubes that are often used in electric advertising signs?
Neon gas is a colorless odorless gas that fills tubes that are often used in electrical advertising signs.
