PASCO OS-8539 Educational Spectrophotometer - Manual (Page 26)

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E d u c a t i o n a l S p e c t r o p h o t o m e t e r A c c e s s o r y K i t a n d S y s t e m A c t i v i t y 2 : A b s o r p t i o n ( D a r k
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Data Table
Record your data here:
“Dark Line” 
1
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2
   d sin
Questions
1. What color corresponds to the wavelength for each “dark line” in your absorption spectrum?
2. How does the color or colors that are absorbed out of the continuous spectrum compare to the naked eye
color of your liquid sample?
Extensions
Repeat the process for a different liquid sample, such as chlorophyll extracted from a spinach leaf.