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When a length of copper or nichrome is heated electrically, it lengthens due to thermal expansion and may start to glow. The wire is suspended between two posts and heated by a variac. A small ...

As the voltage is increased, the current increases which results in an increase in temperature of the filament. The increase in temperature affects the range of wavelengths emitted by the light bulb.