PC1222: Atomic Spectra

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9/12/2012
DATA ANALYSIS

Mercury Spectrum
Data Table 1 Reference angular position q 0 = Colour Violet Blue Blue-Green Green Yellow Yellow Wavelength

l (10 m)
-7

q1

q2

Grating spacing

d (m) Grating spacing d Mean Uncertainty (units) (units)

4.047 4.358 4.916 5.461 5.770 5.790

Hydrogen Spectrum
Data Table 2 Colour Violet Blue Blue-Green Red n 6 5 4 3 Wavelength l (107 m) Accepted Experimental % disc. Theoretical 4.102 4.341 4.861 6.653

q1

q2

% disc.

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LINEST() m c

sm
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sc sy

Unknown A Spectrum

Unknown B Spectrum

Data Table 3 Colour #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8

Data Table 4

q1

q2

Wavelength

l (10 m)
-7

Colour #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8

q1

q2

Wavelength

l (10-7 m)

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