Spectral Analysis Kit

Introduces students to the spectroscope as a useful analytic tool. Students observe and record the colors that occur when different compounds, placed on loops of stainless steel wire, are held in a flame. They assemble their own grating spectroscopes and observe spectral lines emitted by fluorescent lamps, neon lights, and other common light sources.

Kit contents for (24 students):

 24 spectroscopes
 15 wooden handles
 5” stainless steel wire
 1, 5-gram sample each of: 
   Calcium Chloride 
   Potassium 
   Lithium Chloride 
   Potassium Nitrate 
   Sodium Bicarbonate 
   Sodium Chloride 
   Strontium Nitrate 
   Cupric Chloride 
   Cupric Nitrate