Experiment No.

3- Spectrometer
Aim: To determine the grating element of a given diffraction grating using a spectrometer.

Apparatus: Spectrometer, grating, mercury source etc

1) The spectrometer is adjusted for parallel rays using Schuster’s method

2) Grating is mounted on the turn table
3) The telescope is brought in line with the collimator to observe the direct image
4) The telescope is rotated towards right to view the first order spectra.
5) The crosswire is set on the line whose wavelength needs to be determined.
6) Reading for θ is noted down.
7) The telescope is further moved to right for the second order
8) Steps 5 and 6 are repeated
9) The telescope is brought toward the left and the procedure is repeated.
10) Wavelength is calculated using the formula

Observations: Least count of spectrometer: 0.5/30 = 0.0167◦

Observation Table:
Obs no. Colour n TELESCOPE READING 2ϴ=L~R ϴ=2ϴ/2 sinϴ d
LEFT RIGHT
V1 V2 V1 V2
1 Green 1 342.5833 161.5 22.65 201.6166 40.09165 20.045 0.34275 16046.68
2 Green 2 319.14 139.11 41.1494 221.099 82 41 0.65605 16837.28
3 Yellow 1 339.51 163.15 21.55 200.516 39.703 19.8515 0.339583 17353.63
4 Yellow 2 317.05 136.016 47.6 227.133 90.833 45.41675 0.712231 16548
AVERAGE= 16785.69138
Formula: d= nλ/sinϴ

Results: The grating element of the diffraction grating is = 16785.69138 A◦/deg