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Teachers' guide 2 - National STEM Centre

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Apparatus, materials, and reagents<br />

Construction<br />

The components should be mounted as shown in figure A.3.<br />

The circuit should be shown on the lid of the box as in figure A.4.<br />

Figure A.4<br />

4 Direct vision spectroscope (Topics 4 and 6)<br />

The spectroscope can be made out of any hollow tube of a suitable size. One<br />

end of the tube is sealed except for a narrow slit, and a replica grating put over<br />

the other end.<br />

Materials required<br />

Tube about 12cm long and 1-2 cm in diameter is suitable. The wider the tube,<br />

the longer the slit can be made and the deeper the spectrum. Dexion Speed-<br />

Frame electrical conduit or an empty thermometer or cigar case is suitable.<br />

Kitchen aluminium foil.<br />

Replica diffraction grating. Sheets, 25 x 20 cm are available from Proops<br />

Brothers Limited, 52 Tottenham Court Road, London WI, price about £1.<br />

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