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Explain why, tungsten is used for making the filaments of electric bulbs.

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Explain why, tungsten is used for making the filaments of electric bulbs.

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Tungsten is used for making the filaments of electric bulbs because it has a very high melting point. Due to its very high melting point, the tungsten filament can be kept white hot without melting away. Also, tungsten has high flexibility and low rate of evaporation at high temperature.

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