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You ever see those old films where you get a photographer with an old camera on a tripod and has to duck behind a black cover to take a photo, pulls out a huge hand-held flash, which goes off with an almighty flash and noise and covers everybody with soot? Well that's one!
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∙ 12y agoin some yes. This is because it reacts with oxygen when burning. So in an electrical current this case the flashbulb) it lights with a bright white light making it good to use in flashbulbs. Hope this helped x
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Inside a flashbulb oxygen surrounds a thin coil of magnesium When the flashbulb is set off a chemical reaction takes place in which magnesium combines with oxygen to form magnesium oxide?
2Mg + O2 2MgO + Energy
What elements are in a flashbulb?
magneisum
Used in photographic flash bulbs because it burns to produce a brilliant white light also fireworks?
Magnesium was used in photographic flash bulbs and also fireworks. Mercury was also used until the dangers of this metal were widely known.
What does magnesium and sulphur make?
It makes Magnesium Sulphate
What is Mg3(PO4)2?
Magnesium Phosphide !
Inside a flashbulb oxygen surrounds a thin coil of magnesium When the flashbulb is set off a chemical reaction takes place in which magnesium combines with oxygen to form magnesium oxide?
2Mg + O2 2MgO + Energy
What element is a silvery white metal used in flare fireworks and photographic light bulbs?
Magnesium is a silvery white metal used in flares fireworks and photographic light bulbs
Which metal could you use for camera flashbulbs?
You can use Magnesium as a camera flashbulb because it is a metal and when ignited lights up like the sun. do not look directly at it or you will be seeing spots for hours
What elements are in a flashbulb?
magneisum
Who invented the flashbulb and what did it replace?
The first modern photoflash bulb or flashbulb was invented by Austrian, Paul Vierkotter. Vierkotter used magnesium-coated wire in an evacuated glass globe. Magnesium-coated wire was soon replaced by aluminum foil in oxygen. On September 23, 1930, the first commercially available photoflash bulb was patented by German, Johannes Ostermeier. These flashbulbs were named the Vacublitz. General Electric produded a flashbulb called the Sashalit. Flashbulbs replaced flashlight Powder. Flashlight powder was invented in Germany in 1887 by Adolf Miethe and Johannes Gaedicke. Lycopodium powder (the waxy spores from club moss) was used in early flash powder.
What actors and actresses appeared in Flashbulb - 2012?
The cast of Flashbulb - 2012 includes: Alan Ireby as Vic Xander Palko as Young Daniel
Used in photographic flash bulbs because it burns to produce a brilliant white light also fireworks?
Magnesium was used in photographic flash bulbs and also fireworks. Mercury was also used until the dangers of this metal were widely known.
What is a compound word with flash?
flashback flashlight flashbulb
Who invented the Victorian flashbulb camera?
John strognofe did are you dumb
What element is used in fireworks and photographic light bulbs?
magnesium for photoflash bulb havent seen those for 15 years fireworks for the bright white light
Element used in strobe lamps?
The element magnesium is used in photographic flashbulbs as well as in pyrotechnic displays. The element tungsten is used in both fluorescent and incandescent light bulbs.
Which metal could you use as a camera flashbulb?
ooo Nicrome wool
