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Why is the filament made of tungsten?

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Tungsten is used almost exclusively for makingthe filaments of electric bulbs because it has very highmelting point(of 3380*C) due to which the tunsten filamentcan be kept white-hot without melting away. Moreover, tunsten hashugh flexibility and low rate of evaporation at hightemperature.


Correspondingly, why is tungsten used as a filament?

A: Tungsten is used as the filamentin incandescent light bulbs because it has the highest meltingpoint of any metal (greater than 3400 deg. Celsius) and the higherthe temperature, the greater the efficiency and whiter thelight.

One may also ask, how does tungsten filament work? When electricity flows through the filament, thelamp gives off light and gets hot in the usual way. In a normalincandescent lamp, the filament is made of tungstenmetal and surrounded by a nonreactive ("inert") gas such asargon.

Keeping this in consideration, what is the tungsten filament?

Tungsten light bulbs are named for the metaltungsten, a gray material that has an extremely high meltingpoint. Because of its high melting point and its strength, it makesfor a good filament in light bulbs. A filament is ametal wire that glows when electricity is channeled intoit.

Is Tungsten poor conductor of electricity?

Why is tungsten used in electric bulbs,although it is a poor conductor of electricity? Two reasons:it is a poor conductor, and it is tolerant of hightemperatures. The second reason for choosing tungsten isthat it doesn't melt or deform (much) at the very high temperatureof an illuminated bulb.

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Why tungsten is not used in heater?

Why can tungsten wire not be usedin an electric heater? When exposed to air the protectiveoxide scale of tungsten breaks down above a certaintemperature (500–600C?) allowing further oxidation andspalling until the wire breaks.

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Why does tungsten glow?

The electrons, which make up the electric current carryenergy and collide with the tungsten atoms which then gainkinetic energy. This increases the temperature of the filament toabout 2500 °C. As a result the filamentglows.

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What is the resistance of tungsten?

Tungsten resistivity is 52.8 Ωm at 20°C, however as temperature increases, also doesresistivity. Pure tungsten is silver-white in colorand is ductile; however it is more easily obtained in its impurestate as steel-gray, which is hard and brittle.

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What is tungsten made of?

Tungsten is alloyed with steel to form toughmetals that are stable at high temperatures. Tungsten-steelalloys are used to make such things as high speed cutting tools androcket engine nozzles. Tungsten carbide (WC) is an extremelyhard tungsten compound.

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What are the properties of tungsten?

Tungsten is a greyish-white lustrous metal, whichis a solid at room temperature. Tungsten has the highestmelting point and lowest vapor pressure of all metals, and attemperatures over 1650°C has the highest tensile strength. Ithas excellent corrosion resistance and is attacked only slightly bymost mineral acids.

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What is tungsten used for?

Tungsten has the highest melting point of anymetal. Tungsten is used in filaments in incandescentlight bulbs, it is also used in electric contacts andarc-welding electrodes. Tungsten is used in alloys,such as steel, to which it imparts great strength.

Roald Herwick

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Does tungsten have low resistivity?

Tungsten is a good conductor. Resistivityof tungsten is only about twice that of aluminum, andtungsten has lower resistance than iron, steel, platinum,lead. Light bulb filaments aren't resistive because of thetungsten. They're resistive because of their verylong length, and very thin wire.

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Is Tungsten magnetic?

Tungsten magnetism. Tungsten isferromagnetic meaning essentially it is naturallymagnetic.

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What does tungsten light mean?

In photography, Tungsten light refers to anartificial lighting source (like a lamp or ceilingfixture) that emits heat and produce a “warmer” orreddish colour. It is distinguished from fluorescentlighting (which generates much lower heat), and strobelighting. OTHER WORDS UNDER T. Tilt Shift Lens. TonalRange.

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Where is tungsten found?

China

Traute Brunete

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Who discovered tungsten?

Carl Wilhelm Scheele

Osvaldo Roskosz

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Is Tungsten the same as incandescent?

As an incandescent source, tungsten lampsare “full spectrum,” meaning they emit all the colorsof the rainbow. Incandescent bulbs can be easily dimmedusing standard dimmers.

Eline Rodehuser

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What happens to tungsten when heated?

Most metals will actually melt before reaching suchextreme temperatures -- the vibration will break apart the rigidstructural bonds between the atoms so that the material becomes aliquid. Light bulbs are manufactured with tungsten filamentsbecause tungsten has an abnormally high meltingtemperature.

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How hot is a tungsten filament?

4600 degrees Fahrenheit

Fatimah Villarias

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What gas is in a light bulb?

Argon

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What is tungsten wire made of?

It is drawn through diamond dies just like musicwire, 302 stainless steel wire and valve springwire. However, tungsten wire reaches a much highertensile strength at 500,000 psi to 550,000 psi. Most tungstenwire is drawn for light bulb filament.

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Can LED lights cause a fire?

LED lights do not emit light from a vacuumas most other bulb types do. Overheating is one of the reasons abulb could start a fire, but that is highly unlikely tohappen with LED lights. They may feel hot to touch, but theyproduce light at a significantly lower temperature thanother bulbs.

Giuliano Schmidgunst

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Do LED lights get hot?

LEDs Maintain a Relatively LowTemperature
LED light bulbs might be hot to thetouch, but they are nowhere near as hot as CFL, halogen orincandescent bulbs. Furthermore, LEDs do not generate heatas infrared radiation like incandescent bulbs.

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Why does tungsten heat and light up?

Because of its resistance to current flow, theTungsten filament begins to heat up, usually to about3200 Kelvins. A naked Tungsten filament wouldvaporize in a blinding flash. This leads to one of the tricks thatEdison used to “perfect” the lightbulb. He removed theoxygen.

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