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EXPLAIN Why does passing electricity through a metal filament cause it to

become so hot that it will emit heat and visible light?

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Why does the material emit light when you pass electrical current through it? When you pass current through a filament material, the resistance creates heat. Atoms in the material absorb energy. Electrons around the atoms are excited and temporarily reach an orbital which is further from the nucleus.

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