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7 months agoContributor-Level 10
Hydrogen shows many spectral lines because of the following reasons.
Its electron can occupy many levels (n = 1, 2, 3.).
Each line in the hydrogen spectrum actually represents the transition from higher to lower energy levels.
These lines are grouped by the final energy level (Lyman n'=1, Balmer n'=2, etc.)
Higher energy levels are closer together. They tend to create more possible transitions.
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Hydrogen produces a line spectrum because electrons exist only in discrete, quantised energy levels. When electrons jump between these fixed energy states, they emit photons with specific energies (E = h? ). This creates distinct spectral lines instead of continuous wavelengths. Bohr's model explains this through quantised orbits. Classical physics, on the other hand, would predict a continuous spectrum.
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The hydrogen emission spectrum contains several spectral series, each named after its discoverer.
- Lyman series (n' = 1): To ground state, visible only in ultraviolet region
- Balmer series (n' = 2): Transitions to second level, appearing in visible region
- Paschen series (n' = 3): Moved to third level, visible in the infrared region
- Brackett series (n' = 4): Transitions to fourth level, appearing in the far infrared region
- Pfund series (n' = 5): Transitions to fifth level, showing in the infrared region
- Humphreys series (n' = 6): Transitions to sixth level, appearing in the infrared region
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7 months agoContributor-Level 9
First band
= Red
2nd band = Red
3rd band = Orange (Multiplier)
4th band Gold (Tolerance)
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There are different types of glasses that are used in optical instruments, including the following:
Crown glass (K): This glass is used in eyeglasses, microscopes and cameras. It is used in prisms and windows in optical systems. Crown glass has a low refractive index, low dispersion and excellent transparency in visible spectrum.
Flint Glass (F): This glass, when combined with crown glass, can correct chromatic aberration in lenses. They are also used in prisms for spectroscopy.
Extra-low dispersion glass: These glasses are used in premium optics that are also used for making high-quality camera lenses, telescopes and binoculars.
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Optical instruments can have some of the following defects that may impact their performance, which have arisen due to design limitations, manufacturing and physical properties of light:
- Chromatic Aberration: This defect occurs because of the different wavelengths of light that refract at slightly different angles when they pass through the lens. It causes them to focus on different points.
- Spherical Aberration: This happens because light rays pass through the edges of spherical lens or reflect off spherical mirror focus at different point than rays that pass through the center.
- Astigmatism: This type of defect occurs due to the uneven cu
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Yes, optical instruments are used in modern medicine for many purposes including surgery, monitoring, research and diagnosis. Let us take a look at each one by one:
- Many optical instruments are used for visualizing internal structures for diagnosis of a disease and its monitoring. These include Ophthalmoscope, Endoscope, Colposcope and Dermatoscope.
- Optical instruments are also used for precision and minimally invasive surgeries, including Laparoscope, Arthroscope and Surgical Microscopes.
- Lasers are used for cutting, therapy and coagulation since they have precision and minimal invasiveness. CO? Laser, Excimer Laser and Fiber Optic
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