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Light Spectrum Activity 1

This document outlines a lab experiment to observe and compare the emission spectra of various light sources using a simple spectroscope constructed from a CD. Students will draw and photograph the spectra of fluorescent tubes, LED bulbs, a laser pointer, UV light, and an incandescent lamp. They will then answer questions to analyze differences in the spectra and infer how the emission spectra are produced by each type of light source.

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Light Spectrum Activity 1

This document outlines a lab experiment to observe and compare the emission spectra of various light sources using a simple spectroscope constructed from a CD. Students will draw and photograph the spectra of fluorescent tubes, LED bulbs, a laser pointer, UV light, and an incandescent lamp. They will then answer questions to analyze differences in the spectra and infer how the emission spectra are produced by each type of light source.

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Name: _______________________________________________________ Date: _______________________

Group Name: _____________________________________________

EMISSION SPECTRA OF DIFFERENT SOURCES OF LIGHT

Objectives:
Construct a simple spectroscope using the CD as the grating.
Observe the emission spectra of the different light sources.
Identify the source of the emission spectrum based on the structure of the spectrum.
Explain how the emission spectra of the different lamps are produced.

Materials:
Fixture tubes – fluorescent (white, red, blue)
Laser pointer (red)
UV light
CFL (straight and spiral)
LED bulbs (red, yellow, green, blue)
Colored pencils
Camera
Diffraction grating (spectroscope)

Procedure:

Part 1: There are three fixture tubes (chromatic fluorescent) which will be examined – daylight (white), red,
and blue. Use the spectroscope to observe the emission spectra of the tube lamps. Using colored pencils draw,
as accurately as possible, the observed spectra. Put a diffraction grating (piece of cleared CD) in your camera
and take a photo of the spectrum produced by the lamps.

White (drawing) White (photo)

Blue (drawing) Blue (photo)

Red (drawing) Red (photo)


Part 2: There are five light bulbs to be examined – fluorescent lamps (spiral) and LED (red, yellow, green, and
blue). Repeat the same procedure in Part 1.

CFL - spiral (drawing) CFL - spiral(photo)

LED – red (drawing) LED – red (photo)

LED – yellow (drawing) LED – yellow (photo)

LED – green (drawing) LED – green (photo)

LED - blue (drawing) LED – blue (photo)

Part 3: The laser is a relatively high-intensity light source so its spectra should not be directly observed with
the eye. Turn the laser beam on the diffraction grating and observe the spectrum on the screen behind the
grating. Using colored pencils reproduce as accurately as possible the observed spectra. Take a photo using your
camera with the cleared CD mounted. Do the same for the UV light source and table lamp.

Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of


Radiation - Laser (drawing) Radiation - Laser (photo)

UV light (drawing) UV light (photo)

Table lamp (drawing) Table lamp (photo)


Guide Questions: (Answer on a separate sheet of paper.)

1. Differentiate the emission spectra of the different sources of light in terms of the shape and intensity of
the colors.
a. The fixture tubes (between white, red, and blue)
b. The light bulbs (between spiral CFL and the LED bulbs)
2. Describe the emission spectra of the laser. What colors are present? Infer why lasers have this kind of
spectra.
3. Describe the emission spectra of the UV light. What colors are present? Is it the same as the spectra of
the laser?
4. Describe the emission spectra of the table lamp in terms of shape and intensity.

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