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What’s the white powder I see inside my fluorescent light bulb?

Q:What’s the white powder I see inside my fluorescent light bulb?
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The white powder that you see inside a fluorescent light bulb is called phosphor, which is a substance that emits visible light whenever it absorbs ultra violet energy waves. The phosphor used in a fluorescent light bulb is what determines both the color temperature and the color rendering index.