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1. What color will bend the least when sent through a prism? red violet orange g

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Question

1. What color will bend the least when sent through a prism?

red

violet

orange

green

yellow

2. What color will bend the most when sent through a prism?

green

orange

violet

red

yellow

3. Which color will you not use to set the turntable for the minimum angle of deviation?

red

violet

blue

all of these except red

orange

green

4. What do you turn when you perform the final adjustments to set the turntable for the minimum angle of deviation?

the telescope

the light source

the turntable

your head

5. The gas discharge tubes are very expensive. They should only be on for 30-45 seconds at a time. Then an equal cool down period must take place before turning them on again.
How long should you leave the discharge tube on?

2 minutes

as long as you need to get the data

30 seconds

9. What are the units of lambda?

nm2

nm-2

nm

degrees

radians

it is dimensionless (it has no units)

Explanation / Answer

1) Red

2) Violet

3) all these except red

4) the turn table

5) 30 s

9) nm