Question

Explain why a fluorescent light bulb is not as hot
as an incandescent light bulb.

Answer 1

You can write about anything as long as you include at least one of these things

• Particles in plasmas collide more often, but that does not necessarily give them higher temperature.
• Plasma particles have high kinetic energy (they move quickly).
• Plasma particles are far apart.
• The plasma in a fluorescent bulb has a low density.

Answer 2

Fluorescent tubes do not get as hot as incandescent bulbs because they emit most of their energy as light. This means that they use energy very efficiently. One 18-watt fluorescent tube provides the same amount of light as a 75-watt incandescent bulb, and the fluorescent tube lasts ten times longer.

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