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Lab Week Six

 

Frank-Hertz Experiment

Electrons are accelerated through a potential difference.  Once the electron has enough energy to excite an atom of Mercury it will lose that characteristic energy.  Using the Frank-Hertz experiment we will observe these discrete energy excitations.