| Name: ________________________ |
DUE 10/18 |
ID number: ________________________ |
Homework 8. Spectral Lines
Use the diffraction grating handed out in class (10/13) to look at
spectra of several different light sources, including an ordinary
light bulb, a neon sign, a streetlight, and two more of your own
chosing. Which of these sources produce a continuous spectrum, which
produce bright spectral lines, and which produce both? Give your
answers below, and sketch the spectrum for each.
| Light Source |
Lines or Continuous? |
Sketch of Spectrum |
| Light Bulb | ________________ |
| Neon Sign | ________________ |
| Streetlight | ________________ |
| ____________ | ________________ |
| ____________ | ________________ |
Joshua E. Barnes
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