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Home » Lecture Demonstration Manual » 7. Astronomy » F. Light, Spectra, Atoms

Table of Contents

  • 1. Mechanics
  • 2. Harmonic Motion, Waves and Sound
  • 3. Matter and Thermodynamics
  • 4. Electricity and Magnetism
  • 5. Light and Optics
  • 6. Modern Physics
  • 7. Astronomy
    • A. Introduction
    • B. Angular Momentum
    • C. Binary Stars
    • D. Earth, Sun, and Sky
    • E. Gravity and Orbits
    • F. Light, Spectra, Atoms
      • 10. Atomic Energy Levels
      • 20. Doppler Shift
      • 30. Gratings
      • 40. H Spectrum Projection
      • 50. Prisms
      • 60. Sodium Absorption
      • 70. Spectral Arc Tubes
      • 80. Sunspots
    • G. Newton's Laws
    • H. Nuclear Physics
    • I. Optics
    • J. Quantum Mechanics
  • 8. Software and Multimedia
  • 9. Index and code conversion from older manual
  • External Resources

50. Prisms

A hollow prism filled with carbon disulphide will disperse white light into its component colors. Other glass and lucite prisms are available, but their dispersion is not as great as CS2.

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