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Give reason for the following:
Ultraviolet bulbs have a quartz envelope instead of glass.
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Ultraviolet bulbs have a quartz envelope instead of glass because ultraviolet radiations are not absorbed by quartz whereas ordinary glass absorbs the ultraviolet light.
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