: How does flowing electricity in a closed circuit lead to an LED lighting up?

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An LED (bulb) lights up when it is in a closed circuit with a battery. ‘Because electrons flow in the circuit’. But what is the mechanism that transforms this kinetic energy of electrons into light energy? Should I be asking a different question?

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Things like light emitting diodes and tungsten filaments get excited by the flow of electrons through them and this excitement converts the electrical energy into light and heat energy.

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