Exp 5 - Atomic Emission & Flame Tests

Below are tutorial movies for learning the safeties and how to quickly and correctly perform and report data in the atomic spectra & flame tests experiment.

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Scroll downward & click on the topic link or thumbnail image to view each resource. Please have patience while they download. These resources may have LARGE file size. A captioned playlist is linked at the bottom of this page.

Directions may be viewed in a web browser without frames (click here)

Click on the images below to watch the video recordings.

Part 1 - Flame Tests of Standards, Controls & Unknown
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Part 2 - Safeties

Part 3 - Controls & Standards

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Part 4 - Using a ruler, draw and align additional scales

Part 5 - Line Spectra of Some Elements & Diffraction Grating
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Part 6 - Diffraction Grating & CDs

For captioned videos in a YouTube Playlist (click here)

Review

  • Bohr's Model vs Schrodinger Wave Mechanical Model (click here)

Helpful Periodic Tables

  • Click on the elements in this periodic table to get feedback about each elements (click here)
  • Check out this periodic table (click here)
What else might you see into today's experiment.

 

Optional

FUN SECTION:

 

 

Part 7- (Optional)

Why is the sky blue? "Diffraction versus Refraction"
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My first vinyl record album purchased as a teenager

We want to work safely and quickly in this experiment following the directions and guidelines give these tutorials and In the words of Danny Elfman

"Johnny was bad even as a child everybody could ... (click here)"

Watch and listen to Tom Lehrer's "The Elements" which will open in a new browser window. Open the flash-animation by selecting "Choose your connection speed" listed at the bottom of the flash-animation. (click here)

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