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Name the material which is used for making the filaments of an electric bulb.

Pure tungsten has some amazing properties including the highest melting point (3695 K), lowest vapor pressure, and greatest tensile strength out of all the metals. Because of these properties it is the most commonly used material for light bulb filaments.


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