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This interactive simulation provides a basic design for a discharge lamp and explain the function of the different components. It helps the user understand the basic structure of an atom and relate it to the color of light produced by discharge lamps. The user can set the voltage of the electrodes in a simulated discharge tube and  view the energy level transitions and spectra of the atoms excited by the electrons in the tube. The user can use one of the typical lamps (hydrogen, mercury, sodium, neon) or design their own.

This simulation is part of a large and growing collection. It has been designed using principles from physics education research and refined based on student interviews.
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Modern Physics
- Atomic Physics
= Spectra
Quantum Physics
- Bound State Systems
- Lower Undergraduate
- High School
- Informal Education
- Upper Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
= Activity
= Curriculum support
= Interactive Simulation
- Audio/Visual
= Movie/Animation
Intended Users Formats Ratings
- Learners
- Educators
- application/java
- text/html
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https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/di…
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© 2005 PHET and University of Colorado
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Keywords:
mercury, neon, sodium, discharge lamp, energy level, hydrogen, spectra
Record Cloner:
Metadata instance created September 12, 2006 by Gifford Weber
Record Updated:
August 18, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
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August 11, 2006
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(PhET, Boulder, 2005), WWW Document, (https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/discharge-lamps).
AJP/PRST-PER
PhET Simulation: Neon Lights & Other Discharge Lamps (PhET, Boulder, 2005), <https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/discharge-lamps>.
APA Format
PhET Simulation: Neon Lights & Other Discharge Lamps. (2006, August 11). Retrieved November 9, 2024, from PhET: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/discharge-lamps
Chicago Format
PhET. PhET Simulation: Neon Lights & Other Discharge Lamps. Boulder: PhET, August 11, 2006. https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/discharge-lamps (accessed 9 November 2024).
MLA Format
PhET Simulation: Neon Lights & Other Discharge Lamps. Boulder: PhET, 2005. 11 Aug. 2006. 9 Nov. 2024 <https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/discharge-lamps>.
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@misc{ Title = {PhET Simulation: Neon Lights & Other Discharge Lamps}, Publisher = {PhET}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {9 November 2024}, Month = {August 11, 2006}, Year = {2005} }
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