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The main component of an incandescent light bulb is the metal filament (the spiral). The filament is heated up by the AC current, when the lamp is turned on. The heat excites the metal ions so much that they radiate energy in the form of light. The spectrum of the radiation spans from visible (the warm light you can see) to invisible (infrared, which is heat). Heat is really infrared emission, which is still 'light' in physics terms.

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