It's something I used in the science lab. I looked through a little hole and pointed it at something with light and then the colors showed up at certain numbers. I think it's something spectro...any ideas?
2007-09-30 15:15:45 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Sounds like a spectroscope to me. What you are describing sounds like some kind of simplified version of the instrument designed for simple laboratory demonstrations.
For lots of information including pictures and diagrams, run an internet search on "spectroscope" and "spectrograph."
2007-09-30 15:25:06 · answer #1 · answered by aviophage 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You looked through a spectroscope.
A similar instrument that has a built in camera to take pictures of the colors is a spectrograph.
Some people might say spectrometer to mean either or both of these instruments.
2007-09-30 22:36:24 · answer #2 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sounds like you used a light spectrometer that determines what a substance or element the light is shining through
2007-09-30 22:26:00 · answer #3 · answered by Tommiecat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spectrophotometer, no sure what the translation is. O maybe it's a colourÃmeter. I don't know which of them you used to use.
Ilusion
2007-09-30 22:36:17 · answer #4 · answered by Ilusion 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'Spectrometer'. It's used for measuring various wavelengths of light.
Doug
2007-09-30 22:30:43 · answer #5 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋