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Most common house hold light bulbs are really just evacuated to really low pressures and contain a tungsten filament. the reason being is that tungsten has high resistivity and low corrosive properties. they used to use carbon in the beginning. the reason for the vacuum is to prevent evaporation of the filament.
Argon
Usually they are filled with an inert gas such as nitrogen and others are filled with a gas containing low pressure Mercury vapour and argon, xenon, neon or krypton.
An inert gas such as Argon
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 9y agoSome light bulbs are filled with gas. The type of gas can vary depending on the type of light bulb. As the filament burns, tungsten particles separate from the filament, eventually causing the filament to weaken and break. The presence of gas inside the light bulb helps extend the lifespan of the light bulb by slowing the evaporation process of the tungsten.
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∙ 11y agoargon, cos its a noble gas
do u know what the Periodic Table is?, well it is in the last column on the right (the noble gases)
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Which gas in the periodic table should be use for a filament lamp?
Incandescent lamps are filled with a mixture of argon- 93 % and nitrogen-7 %.
Why is the filament inside an electric lamp made very fine?
The filament is fine so that its electrical resistance can be quite high. It is also long, for the same reason. Usually it is coiled up to fit the length in the lamp. The heating effect of electric current is proportional to the current squared, time the resistance (I*I*R). Most of the effect is due to the current. The current through the filament must be limited to stop it melting. Adding resistance will do that. Taking resistance away increases heating. So, a low energy lamp has a very thin filament and a high energy lamp will have a thicker filament.
Why wouldn't the lamp turn on?
Usual condition, no power source or lamp filament open.
Why is a halogen lamp hot?
The halogen bulb produces a plasma arc on the inside of its quartz filament. Plasma glows at thousands of degrees. That's why they are hot.
How is light produced in an ordinary incandescent bulb?
Electric power is put trough a metallic filament inside a bulb that is filled with an inert gas. the filament is surrounded by the inert gas rather then air to stop the metallic filament from oxidizing when it starts to glow as a result of the electricity being run through it. the glowing filament produces the light.
What type of light build glows when a filament inside it gets hot?
Electric lamps having incandescent filaments.
What part of the lamp converts electricity to light?
For a filament-type (incandescent) lamp, it's the filament.
What is bicycle lamp made of?
It's made of plastic then there's a filament inside to make it light up.
How does the halogen par lamp?
A halogen lamp a uses a tungsten filament, but it is encased inside a much smaller quartz envelope. Because the envelope is so close to the filament, it would melt if it were maA halogen lamp also uses a tungsten filament, but it is encased inside a much smaller quartz envelope. Because the envelope is so close to the filament, it would melt if it were made from glass. The gas inside the envelope is also different -- it consists of a gas from the halogen group. These gases have a very interesting property: They combine with tungsten vapor. If the temperature is high enough, the halogen gas will combine with tungsten atoms as they evaporate and redeposit them on the filament. This recycling process lets the filament last a lot longer. In addition, it is now possible to run the filament hotter, meaning you get more light per unit of energy. You still get a lot of heat, though; and because the quartz envelope is so close to the filament, it is extremely hot compared to a normal light bulb. de from glass. The gas inside the envelope is also different -- it consists of a gas from the halogen group. These gases have a very interesting property: They combine with tungsten vapor. If the temperature is high enough, the halogen gas will combine with tungsten atoms as they evaporate and redeposit them on the filament. This recycling process lets the filament last a lot longer. In addition, it is now possible to run the filament hotter, meaning you get more light per unit of energy. You still get a lot of heat, though; and because the quartz envelope is so close to the filament, it is extremely hot compared to a normal light bulb.
Why does tungsten halogen lamp have a longer life span than the tungsten filament lamp?
One of the problems all incandescent lamps have is evaporation/sublimation of the filament. You might have a hard time imagining a metal like tungsten becoming vapor, but it does, its slow but the filament does turn to vapor. In ordinary lamps this hot tungsten vapor condenses out on the cool glass envelope, darkening it. The filament slowly gets thinner too and as it does some parts begin to thin faster, those parts get hotter causing the tungsten to evaporate faster making them thin even faster. Eventually some part of the filament gets too thin and the lamp burns out.In a halogen lamp part of the fill gas of the lamp is a halogen (e.g. chlorine, bromine). Metal vapor and the halogen gas react, creating a metal halide gas. High temperature breaks down this metal halide gas, depositing the metal and reforming the original halogen gas (the catalyst). As the highest temperature in the lamp is on the filament (with the hottest parts of the filament being the thinnest), the tungsten is deposited right back on the filament where it came from (with more of it being deposited on those parts that are thinnest, thus patching them back up). Thus since the filament in a halogen lamp thins much much more slowly (and is self patching when spots thin faster, instead of running away and thinning even faster) than that in an ordinary lamp it takes much longer before it burns out.
What are 3 source so light that are incandescence?
Incandescent means, 'to glow with heat' Light sources that involve this principle will include:- 1. An electric light bulb, with a filament inside 2. A gas lamp using a mantle 3. A candle 4. An oil lamp 5. The sun
What is inside light?
For Light bulbs:The filament is made of tungsten. There is a inert gas used around the filament which is usually argon, neon, or nitrogen.
Why is the filament inside an electric lamp made very fine?
The filament is fine so that its electrical resistance can be quite high. It is also long, for the same reason. Usually it is coiled up to fit the length in the lamp. The heating effect of electric current is proportional to the current squared, time the resistance (I*I*R). Most of the effect is due to the current. The current through the filament must be limited to stop it melting. Adding resistance will do that. Taking resistance away increases heating. So, a low energy lamp has a very thin filament and a high energy lamp will have a thicker filament.
Which gas in the periodic table should be use for a filament lamp?
Incandescent lamps are filled with a mixture of argon- 93 % and nitrogen-7 %.
What element is inside lights?
For Light bulbs:The filament is made of tungsten. There is a inert gas used around the filament which is usually argon, neon, or nitrogen.
What gas is used inside the bulbs?
Assuming the question is referring to incandescent light bulbs (the ones with the glowing filament), Argon is the gas used.Argon is a harmless gas found in air, and is used because it cannot react with the hot filament.
Does a lamp with a thick filament draw more current or less current than a lamp with a thin filament?
A lamp with a thick filament will draw more current. What restricts the current flow in the filament is the resistance of the filament which increases as the temperature of the filament increases. A thin filament requires less energy to get heated up that a thick one so less current to achieve threshold resistance. Also a thick filament provides a broader path for current so there is less resistance per increase in degree centigrade. For these two (closely related but distinct) reasons it will require more current for the filament to get heated up to threshold resistance.
