Acceleration • Acceleration is a change of velocity over a period of time
expressed by
the equation below.
a
Δν
a =
= 42
m/s - m/s
s
m/s
= m/s2
S
• Acceleration is equal to the change in
in meters per
second every second.
Change in velocity is determined by subtracting the
velocity
(the starting velocity) from the final velocity (ending velocity).
• To get acceleration, you divide change in velocity by
The unit for acceleration is
which is usually written as m/s2

For questions 1 and 2, consider the following experimental data. hydrogen emission lines were detected at the following wavelengths (in nm): 121.6102.697.395.093.8question 1use the electromagnetic radiation classifications below and figure 1-1 in the introductory information for this lab (in the lab manual) to determine the nf value for the experimental data provided? wavelength, ? (nm) 650 700 550 600 400 450 500 visible spectrum wavelength, ? (m) 11 10 3 10 10 10 8 10 5 10 10 -10 10 9 10 10 10 10 -12 10 microwave radio infrared x-ray ultraviolet gamma 1020 1019 1018 1 1016 015 1014 01 12 109108 frequency, v (hz)a.1b. 2c. 3d. 4e. 5question 2using the data for the emission line with the longest wavelength, the known value of nf (from question 1 in this prelab), and the value of ni (deduced from the ? and nf values) calculate the rydberg constant for hydrogen (rh) in units of m-1.a) 1.097 x 10-11 m-1b) 5.921 x 107 m-1c) 1.097 x 10-2 m-1d) 9.252 x 106 m-1e) 1.097 x 107 m-1