Turn a common incandescent lamp on and off quickly while holding your hand a few inches from

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Turn a common incandescent lamp on and off quickly while holding your hand a few inches from the bulb. You feel its heat, but when you touch the bulb, it isn't hot? Explain this in terms of radiant energy and the bulb's transparency.
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Conceptual Physical Science

ISBN: 978-0134060491

6th edition

Authors: Paul G. Hewitt, John A. Suchocki, Leslie A. Hewitt

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