Determine the wavelength of different spectral lines of mercury light using plane transmission grating
The procedure to determine the wavelength of different spectral lines of mercury light using a plane transmission grating is as follows:
- Obtain a mercury light source and a plane transmission grating.
- Place the mercury light source on one side of the grating, and set up a screen on the other side to observe the diffracted light.
- Observe the diffracted light on the screen and identify the spectral lines of mercury light.
- Measure the angle between the incident light and the diffracted light for a particular spectral line.
- Use the formula for grating equation to calculate the wavelength of the spectral line:
sin(Θ) = nλ / d
where,
Θ
is the angle between the incident light and the diffracted light,
n
is the order of diffraction,
λ
is the wavelength of the spectral line, and
d
is the grating constant (the distance between two consecutive lines on the grating). - Repeat the process for different spectral lines to determine the wavelengths of multiple lines.
- Compare the calculated wavelengths with the known wavelengths of mercury spectral lines to confirm the accuracy of the measurement.
Note: This procedure assumes that the grating is a plane transmission grating and that the incident light is collimated.