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*Glass Tubes: glass may break and cut your skin and also make sure you do not inhale the gasses contained within the tubes | *Glass Tubes: glass may break and cut your skin and also make sure you do not inhale the gasses contained within the tubes | ||
*Mercury Gas: toxic gas that can cause bodily harm if inhaled | *Mercury Gas: toxic gas that can cause bodily harm if inhaled | ||
* | *Care of the insterments | ||
*Dont Drop things on your self | |||
=Notes= | =Notes= | ||
==Day 1== | ==Day 1== | ||
Revision as of 14:26, 14 September 2009
Balmer Series
In this expernment we will find through expernmentation the value of the Rydberg Constant through the observation of spectral lines of the Hydrogen Atom and the Deuterium Atom. To do this we will excite the atoms of the Hydrogen and Deuterium by means of electric stimulation of the gas to excite the electrons in the gas to highter energy levels. When the electrons go back into the orignal energy levels they emit a photon whose wavelength is equal to the amount of energy of the electron.
Equipment
- Constant-Deviation Spectrometer
- Spectrum Tube Power Supply Model SP200 5000V
- Spectrum Tube, Mercury Vapor S-68755-30-K
- Spectrum Tube, Hydrogen S-68755-30-G
- Spectrum Tube, Deuteruim S-68755-30-E
Setup
Safety
This lab has the following safety concerns:
- Electrical Shock: due to the fact that the gasses are excited through electrical means there is a safety concern that the equipment due to the fact that it runs on electricity will shock you
- Glass Tubes: glass may break and cut your skin and also make sure you do not inhale the gasses contained within the tubes
- Mercury Gas: toxic gas that can cause bodily harm if inhaled
- Care of the insterments
- Dont Drop things on your self
