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What is a flashlight?

Flashlight for short, is a hand-held electronic lighting tool. A typical flashlight has a battery-powered light bulb, a focusing mirror and a handle housing for hand-held use.


What is flashlight?

Flashlight for short, is a hand-held electronic lighting tool. A typical flashlight has a battery-powered light bulb, a focusing mirror and a handle housing for hand-held use.


What heating element is found inside the flashlight bulb alloy nechrome tungsten?

The heating element found inside a flashlight bulb is typically made of tungsten, which has a high melting point and can withstand the heat generated in the bulb. Nechrom is not a common material used in flashlight bulbs.


What is the purpose of the concave mirror behind the bulb in the flashlight?

You want a torch to emit light in a beam, in only one direction. But the bulb in the torch emits light in all directions, the mirror reflects the light going in the wrong direction(towards the inside of the torch) back out the front of the torch making it brighter. It is concave so as to focus the light more.


What does the bulb for the flashlight do?

The bulb produces the light.


Which part of a flashlight is the output?

The bulb is the output. It is what illuminates the dark.


What heating element is found inside the flashlight bulb?

A flashlight bulb typically contains a tungsten filament as the heating element. When electricity passes through the filament, it heats up and produces light through incandescence.


How does the mirror in the torch help you see in the dark?

The mirror in a torch (flashlight) reflects and redirects the light from the bulb in the desired direction, illuminating the darkness. By angling the mirror, you can control where the light shines, allowing you to see better in the dark. The mirror helps maximize the effectiveness of the light source.


What is the load of a flashlight circuit?

The load of a flashlight circuit is the component that consumes electrical power, typically an LED bulb or an incandescent bulb. The load transforms electrical energy into light energy to illuminate the flashlight. It is an essential part of the circuit that determines the brightness and performance of the flashlight.


What is the function of a bulb in a flashlight?

The function of the bulb in a flashlight is to generate some light when some electrical current passes through it. Note: That's actually the whole purpose of the flashlight. If there were no part of it that generated any light, then you do just as well without the flashlight altogether.


What kind of mirror is used for flashlight?

Concave Mirrors, so that the light can be concentrated and so that it points forward. This is how we are able to see using a flashlight beam.:) Catherine


What cell is a flashlight?

A flashlight typically contains a battery to provide power for the light source, such as an LED or an incandescent bulb. It does not contain a specific type of cell that would be found in living organisms.