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The filament in a light bulb is heated by passing an electric current through it, which causes the filament to resist the flow of electricity and heat up due to its electrical resistance. The heat generated by the filament causes it to emit light, producing illumination.

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What is an incandascent lamp?

Your standard light bulb where a filament is heated by a current passing through it. The heated filament then gives off light.


Why filament gets heated?

Filament gets heated when an electric current passes through it, causing resistance in the filament wire. The resistance converts electrical energy into heat energy, which then causes the filament to reach high temperatures and emit light.


What happens when a filament gets heated?

the bulb get fused


What is light produced by?

A filament is heated by an electric current and photons are emitted.


What does filament contain?

A filament typically contains a material, such as plastic, metal, or glass, that is used as the main component in 3D printing and lighting applications. In 3D printing, the filament is heated and extruded layer by layer to create a physical object, while in lighting, it is heated to create light.


Difference between direct and indirect cathode ray?

In a directly heated cathode, the filament is the cathode and emits the electrons. In an indirectly heated cathode, the filament or heater heats a separate metal cathode electrode which emits the electrons.


Property of the filament that makes it light up when electricity flows through it?

Incandescence. The filament is heated by the electricity moving through it, this causes the filament to heat up, and the heat causes the familiar glow.


What is the difference between filament current and tube current?

The current supplied to the filament for heating is defined as the Filament current. whereas When the filament is heated to a high temperature, the electrons are emitted. The flow of electrons form Cathode to anode is the tube Current.


Which metal is used as filament in bulb?

Tungsten is typically used as the filament in light bulbs due to its high melting point and ability to withstand the high temperatures produced when the filament is heated to emit light.


Does a lamp with a thick filament draw more 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.


Is a filament a source of energy?

It is when it is heated by electric power, when it gives off heat and light.


What is the filament in lights?

Filament is a thin part of incandescent bulb which is the source of electric light that electric current passes through and heated it until it produce light.