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If a glowing incandescent lightbulb is jarred and oxygen

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If a glowing incandescent lightbulb is jarred and oxygen leaks inside, the bulb will momentarily brighten considerably before burning out. Putting excess current through a lightbulb will also burn it out. What physical change occurs when a lightbulb burns out?

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QUESTION:

If a glowing incandescent lightbulb is jarred and oxygen leaks inside, the bulb will momentarily brighten considerably before burning out. Putting excess current through a lightbulb will also burn it out. What physical change occurs when a lightbulb burns out?

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The wire filament of an incandescent light bulb is filled with inert noble gasses, which prevent the metal filament from oxidizing.

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