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Yes, you can flash a fluorescent tube with static electricity. Once the static potential difference is equalized the tube will go out.

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Static electricity is discharged with a spark in a fraction of a second. Florescent bulbs stay on for long periods of time. Perhaps it could operate a strobe light one time every few minutes. A strobe light does not provide enough light to be useful for anything except Photography and dancing at a club!

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What is the swirly light bulb called?

The swirly light bulb is called a compact fluorescent lamp (CFL). It is a type of energy-efficient light bulb that produces light by using electricity to excite the gas inside the bulb to create illumination.


What is the difference between static electricity and the electircity in a light bulb?

Static electricity is a build up of positive and negative electrons that get close enough to interact with each other briefly. This leads to you getting a small shock if you say rub your feet in wool socks against carpet and then touch something metal. However the electrical charge in these reactions is very small, and there is no sustained current. The electricity in a light bulb is a continuously flowing current, so long as it's switched on. That heats a filament in the bulb that reacts to the gas in the vacuum of the bulb. The concepts are effectively similar except one part. Static is just a built up charge that is released. While the light bulb is a continuous flow of electricity so long as the light is turned on.


How do light a light bulb with a balloon?

You can generate static electricity by rubbing the balloon against your hair or a piece of fabric. When you touch the balloon to the metal part of the light bulb, the static electricity may produce enough charge to light up the bulb temporarily.


Can a bulb light if electricity doesn't get to the bulb?

No, a light bulb will not light up if electricity does not reach it. Electricity is required to flow through the filament in the bulb to generate light. If there is no electrical current, the bulb will not illuminate.


How does an 25w compact fluorescent bulb provides the same amount of light as a 100w filament bulb but use less electricity?

It uses modern technology to give better efficiency. A filament bulb has an incandescent (hot) piece of tungsten wire, which produces light but also heat. A fluorescent bulb uses a different process to produce more light and less heat.

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Can you use static electricity to light a light bulb?

No, static electricity is not typically strong enough to light a light bulb. To light a light bulb, you generally need a continuous flow of electricity, which is not provided by static electricity. Static electricity is more commonly used in applications like static shocks or attracting small objects.


Can a light bulb work with static electricity?

No


The light-producing element in a fluorescent bulb is the?

The light-producing element in a fluorescent bulb is mercury vapor. When electricity passes through the gas, it emits ultraviolet light that then excites the phosphor coating inside the bulb, causing it to emit visible light.


Can static electricity light up a light bulb or power a radio?

Static electricity typically does not have enough power to light up a light bulb or power a radio on its own. The voltage produced by static electricity is usually too low to generate a significant amount of energy to power these devices.


How does a compact fluorescent light bulb work?

A fluorescent light bulb contains a gas which produces UV light when it comes in contact with electricity. Contrary to a normal light bulb this does not create any heat and is far more energy efficient.


What is the swirly light bulb called?

The swirly light bulb is called a compact fluorescent lamp (CFL). It is a type of energy-efficient light bulb that produces light by using electricity to excite the gas inside the bulb to create illumination.


Why does a fluorescent light bulb glow when rubbed with a piece of nylon or silk in the dark?

Because the electrons from the Nylon cloth or silk are being passed to the light bulb


How does a fluorescent bulb convert ultraviolet light into visible light?

A fluorescent bulb contains a gas that emits ultraviolet light when electricity passes through it. The inner coating of the bulb is made of phosphor, which absorbs the ultraviolet light and re-emits it as visible light. This process is known as fluorescence.


What is the difference between static electricity and the electircity in a light bulb?

Static electricity is a build up of positive and negative electrons that get close enough to interact with each other briefly. This leads to you getting a small shock if you say rub your feet in wool socks against carpet and then touch something metal. However the electrical charge in these reactions is very small, and there is no sustained current. The electricity in a light bulb is a continuously flowing current, so long as it's switched on. That heats a filament in the bulb that reacts to the gas in the vacuum of the bulb. The concepts are effectively similar except one part. Static is just a built up charge that is released. While the light bulb is a continuous flow of electricity so long as the light is turned on.


Can you power a light bulb with a piece of carpet?

Nope, Carpet will generate Static electricity and a light bulb needs AC or DC current.


How do light a light bulb with a balloon?

You can generate static electricity by rubbing the balloon against your hair or a piece of fabric. When you touch the balloon to the metal part of the light bulb, the static electricity may produce enough charge to light up the bulb temporarily.


How does a compact fluorescent bulb convert electricity into light?

A compact fluorescent bulb uses electricity to create an electrical current that passes through a tube containing argon and a small amount of mercury vapor. This current excites the mercury atoms, causing them to emit ultraviolet light. The UV light then hits the phosphor coating inside the bulb, which converts it into visible light.