Lab Report Atomic Spectroscopy

Title & Reference

Give a descriptive title (e.g. "Study of an Acetic Acid/Acetate Buffer") and
properly reference the source of the experiment instructions:
Department Manual: Authors, Title, Publisher, year, pages.
Handout: Title of handout, Diablo Valley College, Semester, year.

Summary Abstract
(34 sentences only) This is not a Conclusions section. The Summary
Abstract is a recap of the experiment. You should briefly restate the goal of
the experiment, the method used and your
major results (most likely a numerical value).

Results
Data: See Data Work-up and Graphing Checklist in lab book
1. Excel data table and graph correlating Hg wavelengths and squares
2. Excel data table and graph correlating 1/ and (1/22 1/n2)
3. Calculate the Rydberg constant.
4. Calculate Percent Error. Be honest. You will be graded on whether you
do the calculation correctly.

Calculations
1. Show all calculations in your lab notebook pages