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Does the filament of an incandescent light bulb glow because it gets extremely hot?
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Why does an incandescent light emit light?
Because the filament is extremely hot
What is the resistor in an incandescent light bulb called?
It is the filament.
What type of light is a light bulb that uses a filament?
A light bulb that uses a filament is also known as an incandescent light bulb.
Define the term incandescent?
Incandescent means an object is producing light because of a high temperature. In an incandescent light bulb, the current flowing through the filament causes it to heat up to the point that it glows brightly.
What is the wire that gives off light in a light bulb?
In an incandescent light bulb the wire that gives off the light is called the Filament.
What part of the lamp converts electricity to light?
For a filament-type (incandescent) lamp, it's the filament.
What type of light glow when the filament get hot?
incandescent lights
What is incandescent light bulb?
An incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is an electric light which produces light with a wire filament heated to a high temperature by an electric current passing through it, until it glows.
How available are filament light bulbs?
I have not had any problem obtaining incandescent light bulbs.
Who invented the incandescent filament electric light bulb?
Thomas A. Edison
What is the metal in domestic light bulbs?
Tungsten in the filament of incandescent lightbulb.
What type of light contains a filament?
All kinds of incandescent lamp, and all types of light bulb contains filament. But there are several kinds of filament applied each type of light bulb.
