Mercury Vapor Tube Flashcards
1
Q
What is the Mercury Vapor Tube used to display?
A
The emissions of UV rays from mercury ions.
2
Q
Why is the fluorescent coating required?
A
Because UV rays are not visible, so the fluorescent coating absorbs the energy of these UV rays, and gets excited and emmits visible light which we can see.
3
Q
What is the mercury excited with in the vapor tube?
A
Electric current
4
Q
Why is mercury used in this experiment?
A
Because it emmits UV rays when excited.
