Additional Info

• ID Code: L1-03
• Purpose: Show what happens to a lighted filament in the presence of air.
• Description: Turn on the light bulb so that it burns like usual. Gently position the drill against the bulb and turn it on; it drills through the glass in a few seconds. When air (oxygen) enters the bulb it rapidly burns up with a large vapor cloud.
• Availability: Available
• References: REFERENCES: (PIRA Unknown.)
• Videos-1: Click here to see a nice video of a filament burnout made by Clarence Bennett of the Oakland University (Michigan) Physics Department.
• Videos-2: Click for Diagram and Explanation of an Incandescent Bulb.