A fluorescent light glows because the electrical discharge in the mercury vapor inside it emits ultraviolet light. When a UV photon strikes an atom in the phosphor it is absorbed, and the energy used to knock one or more of its electrons into a higher energy state.
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Fluorescent has the power of absorbing electrons in electricity it helps in glow of Bulb
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A fluorescent light glows because the electrical discharge in the mercury vapor inside it emits ultraviolet light. When a UV photon strikes an atom in the phosphor it is absorbed, and the energy used to knock one or more of its electrons into a higher energy state.
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