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Quantum Effects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Photoelectric Effect in Zinc<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

PIRA<\/b>: 7A10.10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Description<\/b>: Discharge a clean zinc plate mounted on an electroscope with UV light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vibrating Circular Wire (Bohr’s Model)<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

PIRA<\/b>: 7A50.40<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Description<\/b>: Excite a circular wire at audio frequencies by an electromagnet drive to produce standing waves. A model of the electrons and their vibrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crookes’ Radiometer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

PIRA<\/b>: 7A55.30<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Description<\/b>: A pinwheel inside of a glass bulb with partial vacuum rotates due to infrared radiation pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

X – Ray Tube & Crystal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

PIRA<\/b>: 7A60.96<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Description<\/b>: Display only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atomic Physics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Line Spectra & Student Gratings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

PIRA<\/b>: 7B10.10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Description<\/b>: Students view line sources through replica gratings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spectrum with a Prism<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

PIRA<\/b>: 7B10.12<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Color Filter Lamp & Student Gratings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

PIRA<\/b>: 7B10.15<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fluorescence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

PIRA<\/b>: 7B13.51<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Description<\/b>: Show many substances that fluoresce and phosphoresce in UV light, and can show short and long wavelengths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bohr Model (Oscillating Wire Ring)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

PIRA<\/b>: 7B50.11<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Description<\/b>: Excite a circular wire at audio frequencies by an electromagnet drive to produce standing waves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nuclear Physics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Geiger Counter & Samples<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

PIRA<\/b>: 7D10.10<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cloud Chamber<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

PIRA<\/b>: 7D30.60<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Cloud<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Description<\/b>: Can view the alpha, beta and gamma particles of a thorium welding rod in a very dense alcohol vapor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Relativity<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n
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Contents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • Quantum Effects<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Atomic Physics<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Nuclear Physics<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Relativity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1067,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[2],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/physdemos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/162"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/physdemos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/physdemos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/physdemos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1067"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/physdemos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=162"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/physdemos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":925,"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/physdemos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/162\/revisions\/925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/physdemos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/physdemos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/physdemos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=162"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/physdemos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=162"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hub.wsu.edu\/physdemos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}