Why is an electric light bulb not filled with air? Explain why argon or nitrogen is filled in an electric bulb.
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Solution
If air is filled in an electric bulb, the extremely hot tungsten filament would burn up quickly because of the oxygen present in the air. So, a bulb is filled with a chemically unreactive gas like argon or nitrogen.
Concept: Electric Power
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