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Gas is not used to make light bulbs emit light. What happens is that the wire is really thin so the electrons come across high resistance and become very hot, therefore creating light. However low pressure inert gases such as argon, neon or nitrogen are used inside the light bulb to keep it safe, and stop an explosion.
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What type of gas is in a tungsten-halogen light bulb?
Halogen gas is in a Tungsten-Halogen Light Bulb.
What happens if a glass bulb cracks?
If a glass bulb cracks, it can potentially shatter, leading to the release of any contents, such as gas or liquid. This can cause a potential safety hazard due to sharp glass fragments and the release of hazardous materials if present. It is best to carefully clean up and dispose of the cracked bulb properly.
Is a fluorescent bulb filled with gas at a high pressure?
Yes, a fluorescent bulb is filled with a small amount of mercury vapor and a rare gas (such as argon) at low pressure. When electrical current passes through the gas, it produces ultraviolet light, which then excites the phosphor coating inside the bulb to produce visible light.
What gas must be present for a combustion reaction to occur?
Oxygen gas must be present for a combustion reaction to occur.
Why do bulb filament not burn?
The filament does not "burn", it just glows brightly. If some air were present in the bulb - as sometimes happens if a light bulb gets knocked and gets even a tiny crack in its glass bulb - then the oxygen present in ordinary air will quickly make the filament burn away.For more information see the answer to the Related question sghown below.
Which gas is present inside the electric bulb?
The gas typically present inside an incandescent light bulb is nitrogen or a mixture of nitrogen and argon. This gas helps prevent the tungsten filament from burning up by reducing the rate of evaporation.
Which is the inert gas present in flurocent bulbs?
The inert gas present in fluorescent bulbs is typically argon. Argon helps to stabilize the electric arc within the bulb, allowing it to produce light efficiently.
Which gas used in light bulb?
The gas in a light bulb is Argon
Is there gas when you turn on a light bulb?
yes, there is a gas in a light bulb you energise it and it glows.
Why is oxygen not a suitable gas in a light bulb?
Because the oxygen does not have a full outer shell of electrons, meaning that it is a reactive gas and therefore it would easily catch fire.
What type of gas is in a tungsten-halogen light bulb?
Halogen gas is in a Tungsten-Halogen Light Bulb.
Echo weedeater primer bulb wont fill?
cracked gas line, cracked bulb, or weedeater out of gas
Is a light bulb a solid liquid or gas?
The bulb itself is a solid.
Why is the inside of he bulb containing the magnesium is filled with a ''noble'' gas instead of air?
The inside of the bulb containing magnesium is filled with a noble gas instead of air to prevent the magnesium from reacting with the oxygen and moisture present in the air. Noble gases are chemically inert, so they help to maintain a stable environment for the magnesium to efficiently produce light when ignited.
What the name of the gas is in a light bulb?
argon - inert gas
Hydrogen gas in a bulb more or less dramatic than H2o2?
Hydrogen gas in a bulb looks like air in a bulb. Hydrogen peroxide in a bulb looks like water in a bulb. I'm not sure which of the two you consider more "dramatic."
Why does an electric light bulb have a vacuum?
Oxygen in the bulb would cause the hot metal elements to oxidized and burn out. Mr. Edison had a large problem with this until he removed the air from his bulb. Most incandescent bulbs today do not have a vacuum but instead are filled with an inert gas. MORE DETAILS: Modern light bulbs don't hold a vacuum. Instead they are filled with an inert (electrically non-conducting) gas such as Nitrogen. An inert gas is used to fill the bulb (instead of just pumping out almost all the ordinary air to leave a near-vacuum) because the action of filling the bulb with an inert gas flushes away ALL of the ordinary air. In addition the inert gas has the very useful physical property of conducting heat directly from the glowing filament to the whole inner surface area of the glass bulb. The heat then passes through the glass and the whole outer surface area of the glass bulb then conducts and radiates heat into the surrounding air. It is important to understand that the inert gas does not allow the filament to "burn away" as it would if some air were still present in the bulb. This sometimes happens if a light bulb gets knocked and gets even a tiny hole or crack in its glass bulb: the oxygen present in ordinary air will quickly make the filament burn away. So, to summarize, the inert gas which is used to fill the glass bulb allows the filament to glow very brightly without burning away and conducts the heat produced by the filament away to the outside air via the glass bulb.
