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Hydrogen Spectrum Analysis Guide

This document discusses the periodic table and spectroscopy. It provides the visible light spectrum of hydrogen gas, which shows distinct lines at wavelengths of 397.1 nm, 410.0 nm, 434.2 nm, 486.3 nm. It also provides the equation to calculate frequency from wavelength and speed of light. As an example, it gives that red light with wavelength 656.5 nm corresponds to a frequency and energy that can be calculated using this equation.

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Hydrogen Spectrum Analysis Guide

This document discusses the periodic table and spectroscopy. It provides the visible light spectrum of hydrogen gas, which shows distinct lines at wavelengths of 397.1 nm, 410.0 nm, 434.2 nm, 486.3 nm. It also provides the equation to calculate frequency from wavelength and speed of light. As an example, it gives that red light with wavelength 656.5 nm corresponds to a frequency and energy that can be calculated using this equation.

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CS_Ch7_PeriodicTbl

2/28/05

10:04 AM

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The Periodic Table

means 109. Thus, 656.5 nm is


656.5  109 m. The frequency
of each line can be determined
using the equation:
c
f  

where,
f is the frequency
(waves/s or cycles/s or hertz),
c is the speed of light and is a
constant (2.998  10 8m/s), and
is the wavelength measured in
nanometers.
Example:

2. When you observed the spectrum of


light given off by hydrogen gas, you
probably saw three or four distinct
lines, each having a different color.
The color of light is determined by
its frequency; the greater the energy
in the light, the greater the frequency.

416
Active Chemistry

486.3 nm
0

50
0.

397.1nm
410.0 nm
434.2 nm

389.0 nm
0

45
0.

The wavelengths are measured in


nanometers (nm). The prefix nano

35
0.

The diagram on the right shows the


visible lines of the line spectrum of
hydrogen.

Visible

b) Make a colored diagram in your


Active Chemistry log of what you
see inside the spectroscope. Make
sure to draw the colors with the
order and spacing between them
that you observe.

Given red light with a wavelength


 656.5  10 9 m and the speed
of light c  2.998  108 m/s,
calculate the corresponding
frequency and energy of the light.

40
0.

a) What colors do you see in the


spectrum of light given off by
hydrogen gas?

wavelengths (nm)

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