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  1. What is the most commonly used substance in fluorescent tubes?
    1. Sodium oxide and argon
    2. Sodium vapour and neon
    3. Mercury vapour and argon
    4. Mercury oxide and neon
Correct Option: C

A fluorescent lamp or fluorescent tube is a gasdischarge lamp that uses electricity to excite mercury vapour. it contains mercury vapour and argon. The excited mercury atoms produce short-wave ultraviolet light that then causes a phosphor to fluoresce, producing visible light. A fluorescent lamp converts electrical power into useful light more efficiently than an incandescent lamp.



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