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There are seven electromagnetic waves; radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X rays, and gamma rays. Radio waves are transmitted through radios (duh) and TVs. They have wavelengths greater than 0.001 meters. Cell phones use microwaves, which have wavelengths between 0.3 and 0.001 meters. Infrared waves come from (not so sure about this one) light bulbs and have wavelengths between 0.001 meters and 700 nanometers. Visible light (don't know exactly where it comes from, sorry) have wavelengths between 700 and 400 nanometers. Ultraviolet waves cause sunburn and have wavelengths between 400 and 10 nanometers. You should know where X rays come from and they have wavelengths between 10 and 0.01 nanometers. (Sorry for not including Gamma rays, I didn't have enough information on them). You can choose two of these seven and add the information if you want.

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What is the wave length of a 25 watt incandescent light bulb?

The wavelength of light emitted by a 25 watt incandescent light bulb corresponds to the visible spectrum, ranging from about 400 to 700 nanometers. It primarily emits infrared radiation, with some visible light. The specific wavelength depends on the bulb's temperature and materials used.


Is the light from an incandescent lamp monochromatic?

No, an incandescent bulb i.e. a bulb that emits light by the generation of heat, emits white light and is therefore not monochromatic. For a source to be monochromatic, the light emitted must be of a single wavelength.


What is the name for a regular light bulb?

incandescent


What wavelength is the peak output for an incandescent light bulb?

The peak output wavelength for an incandescent light bulb is typically in the infrared region, around 1000 nm. However, a significant portion of the emitted light is also in the visible spectrum, with peak emission in the red-yellow range.


Why does an incandescent light bulb produce a continuous spectrum that seems to favor red?

Actually the peak of the radiation from an incandescent light bulb is in the near infrared, not the visible spectrum. The visible light that you see is the falling upper sideband of this: very strong in the red and declining until it is weak in the blue and violet end with a very small amount of radiation in the ultraviolet. The lower sideband extends across the infrared and into the far infrared. Well under a third of the emitted electromagnetic radiation of an incandescent light bulb is visible light, most is infrared.

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Is CO2 emitted by incandescent bulb?

No, carbon dioxide is not emitted by an incandescent lamp.


What is the spectrum of light emitted by an incandescent bulb?

An incandescent bulb emits a continuous spectrum of light, which includes all colors of the visible spectrum.


How much heat does an incandescent bulb produce when it is turned on?

An incandescent bulb produces heat when turned on, with about 90 of its energy being emitted as heat and only 10 as light.


What is the wave length of a 25 watt incandescent light bulb?

The wavelength of light emitted by a 25 watt incandescent light bulb corresponds to the visible spectrum, ranging from about 400 to 700 nanometers. It primarily emits infrared radiation, with some visible light. The specific wavelength depends on the bulb's temperature and materials used.


Is the light from an incandescent lamp monochromatic?

No, an incandescent bulb i.e. a bulb that emits light by the generation of heat, emits white light and is therefore not monochromatic. For a source to be monochromatic, the light emitted must be of a single wavelength.


Which bulb is brighter, the incandescent or the LED?

The LED bulb is brighter than the incandescent bulb.


What is the name for a regular light bulb?

incandescent


Use incandescent in a sentence?

i do not want an incandescent bulb.


What is the equivalent brightness of a 9W LED bulb compared to traditional incandescent bulbs?

A 9W LED bulb is equivalent in brightness to a 60W traditional incandescent bulb.


What is the filament in an incandescent light bulb made of?

The filament in an incandescent light bulb is typically made of tungsten.


What color is emitted by incandescent light?

Incandescent light emits a warm, yellowish-white color.


What is another word for incandescent?

An incandescent bulb wastes electricity.