Thursday, January 20, 2011

Activity 3 1/20/11 Gas Excitation Spectra

Make observation of excited state gases.
Orange gas (Neon): four different multi colored slots around the machine. Yellow orange and red are very brightly colored.
        Line secptra: Alot more lines then He.
white gas (He): the different color slots are spread further apart on the top and bottom. The left colored slot seems to have two separate slots of colors. Very dull colors, yellow at the end is the brightest. Rainbow on top- colors dull with yellow standing out
        Line secptra's- show fewer lines.
Purple gas (Ar): Far away do not see anything- close, dark purple color then rest of slots, the colors are all horizontal with a gap between each color.
       Line secptra: very little amount of lines
 Light purple gas(Nitrogen): see more shades of colors. Red, orange, yellow, and green stand out. Top slot of colors are smooched together making a rainbow instead of the colors being in separate slots.
         Line secptra: Few lines- with reds, oranges, yellows, and greens standing out.
White/Blue gas (Carbon Dioxide):  Bright green and yellow- rest of the colors are very dull within the color slots. Top slot of colors make a rainbow, the colors are not divided.
            Line secptra: very little amount of  lines are shown brightly.

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