What is the purpose of the slot in the spectroscope?

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What is the purpose of the slot in the spectroscope?

What is the purpose of the slot in the spectroscope
Im not sure but is it to observe the light and determine the emission spectrum?

2007-10-08 17:51:13 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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You have to have a narrow beam of light from the sample hitting the difraction grating otherwise, you won't get a nicely defined spectum, as the different colors will overlap.

2007-10-08 18:14:48 · answer #1 · answered by Flying Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋