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    This experiment aims to determine the wavelength of sodium light using Newton's ring method. Key steps include: 1. Cleaning a plano-convex lens and placing it on a glass plate to form an air wedge. 2. Using a traveling microscope to view the interference rings formed and measuring the diameters of different rings. 3. Using these diameter measurements and the radius of curvature of the lens in Newton's ring formula to calculate the wavelength. 4. Comparing the calculated wavelength to the standard value for sodium light to determine percentage error. Sources of error include imperfect cleaning and focusing.

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    This experiment aims to determine the wavelength of sodium light using Newton's ring method. Key steps include: 1. Cleaning a plano-convex lens and placing it on a glass plate to form an air wedge. 2. Using a traveling microscope to view the interference rings formed and measuring the diameters of different rings. 3. Using these diameter measurements and the radius of curvature of the lens in Newton's ring formula to calculate the wavelength. 4. Comparing the calculated wavelength to the standard value for sodium light to determine percentage error. Sources of error include imperfect cleaning and focusing.

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    This experiment aims to determine the wavelength of sodium light using Newton's ring method. Key steps include: 1. Cleaning a plano-convex lens and placing it on a glass plate to form an air wedge. 2. Using a traveling microscope to view the interference rings formed and measuring the diameters of different rings. 3. Using these diameter measurements and the radius of curvature of the lens in Newton's ring formula to calculate the wavelength. 4. Comparing the calculated wavelength to the standard value for sodium light to determine percentage error. Sources of error include imperfect cleaning and focusing.

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    This experiment aims to determine the wavelength of sodium light using Newton's ring method. Key steps include: 1. Cleaning a plano-convex lens and placing it on a glass plate to form an air wedge. 2. Using a traveling microscope to view the interference rings formed and measuring the diameters of different rings. 3. Using these diameter measurements and the radius of curvature of the lens in Newton's ring formula to calculate the wavelength. 4. Comparing the calculated wavelength to the standard value for sodium light to determine percentage error. Sources of error include imperfect cleaning and focusing.

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    EXPERIMENT No.

    Objective – To determine the wavelength of sodium light using Newton’s ring method.

    Apparatus required- Plano-convex lens, Sodium lamp, Travelling microscope, optical


    arrangement.

    Formula used – The wavelength of light is given by the formula

    2
    𝐷𝑛+𝑝 −𝐷𝑛2
    𝜆 =
    4𝑝𝑅

    Where

    Dn+p – Diameter of (n+p)th ring.


    Dn - Diameter of nth ring.
    p - An integer number (of the ring).
    R - Radius of curvature of the Plano-convex lens.

    Procedure-

    1. Before starting the experiment glass plate G1 and G2 and the Plano convex lens
    should be thoroughly cleaned.
    2. Put the Plano-convex lens (convex portion down) on the plane glass plate and set
    it as shown in fig-1.
    3. Set the microscope near to the centre of Plano-convex lens, focus it on rings by
    moving the microscope in the vertical plane using pinion arrangement till the
    rings are seen quit bright and distinct. Clamp the microscope in the vertical plane.
    4. According to the theory the centre of the interference fringes should be dark but
    sometimes the centre appears white. This is due to the presence of dust particles
    between Plano convex lens and plane glass plate. In this case the lens and plane
    glass plate should be cleaned again.
    5. First fix the crosswire on the centre of the rings. Now, move the crosswire in a
    horizontal direction to one side of the rings pattern by using the screw attached for
    this purpose. Fix the crosswire on any ring (count the number) and note the
    position in the vernier attached. Now keep on moving the crosswire and take
    observations for different rings. Move on to the other side by passing the centre
    and take the positions of the same rings. Observations should be taken by moving
    the crosswire in only one direction to avoid pitch error. This is shown in fig 2.
    Now use this data to obtain the diameters of the different rings.

    Fig.-2
    1. The radius of curvature can be determine by using a spherometer.In this case
    𝑙2 ℎ
    𝑅= +
    6ℎ 2
    Where; l is the distance between the two legs of spherometer as shown fig 3.
    h is the difference of the readings of the spherometer when it is place on lens
    as well as when laced on plane surface.

    Fig 3
    Observations:
    Value of one division of the main scale = …….. cm.
    Number of division on vernier scale = ……..
    Least count of microscope = ………cm.

    Table for determination diameter D


    Micrometer reading
    Diameter
    Left end Right end
    (D)= (D)2
    S.No. M.S. V.S. Total M.S. V.S. Total
    (a~b) cm
    reading reading (a)cm reading reading (b) cm
    11
    9
    7
    5
    3
    1

    Table for determination of R


    Spherometer reading
    Mean
    S.No. Zero reading of plane surface (a) Reading on lens (b) h = (b-a)
    h
    M.S. V.S. Total M.S. V.S. Total
    1.

    2.

    Distance between two legs of spherometer L= ……… cm

    Calculations
    The wave length of sodium light
    2
    𝐷𝑛+𝑝 −𝐷𝑛2
    𝜆 =
    4𝑝𝑅

    = …………Å
    Radius of curvature of the lens
    𝐿2 ℎ
    𝑅= +
    6ℎ 2

    = ……. Cm.

    The value of (D2n+p – D2n) can also be obtained using a graph as shown in fig 4 .The
    graph is plot between the square of diameter of the ring along Y- axis and the
    corresponding number of ring along X- axis.
    Fig 4
    Result:.
    The mean wavelength λ of sodium light = …….. Å
    Standard mean wave length (5890 + 5896) / 2 = 5893 Å
    Standard value−Observed value
    Percentage error = ⤫ 100%
    Standard value

    Sources of error and precautions:


    1. Glass plate and lens should be cleaned thoroughly.
    2. Before measuring the diameter of rings the range of microscope should be properly
    adjusted.
    3. Light should be properly focused on lens arrangement.

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