METAL HALIDE & HALOGEN FITTINGS

METAL HALIDE & HALOGEN FITTINGS

When metal and halogen elements come together, compounds known as metal halides are created. They consist of materials such as uranium hexafluoride, the fuel used in nuclear energy reactors, and sodium chloride, or salt. By sending an electric current through a mixture of metal halide gas and mercury, metal halide lamps emit light. Their operation is essentially the same as that of other gas-discharge lamps (such as mercury vapor); the main distinction is in the gas’s composition. The efficiency and quality of the light are usually enhanced by the addition of metal halide vapor.