Two bulbs of equal wattage, one having carbon filament and the other having a tungsten filament, are connected in series to the mains. Then which of the following is a correct observation? |
Carbon filament bulb glows more. Carbon filament bulb glows less. Both carbon and tungsten filament bulbs glow with same intensity. Insufficient information |
Carbon filament bulb glows more. |
Here, carbon filament bulb and the tungsten filament bulb, are connected in series, hence current through them is same. Therefore, Q = I2Rt ⇒Q∝R Also, carbon is non-metal (semiconductor) and tungsten is metal (conductor) hence, the resistance of carbon filament is more than tungsten filament. Hence, carbon filament bulb glows more than tungsten filament bulb. |