PHYSICS LAB MANUALS

Newton's rings

Sl. No.

Required item

Utility

1

Sodium vapour lamp

To avoid overlap of rings from different wavelengths.

2

Plano-convex lens

To enclose thin air-film between the lower surface of lens and upper surface of the glass plate.

3

Flat glass plate

4

Travelling microscope

To measure the diameter of the rings

Experimental Set-Up
Figure 1:Experimental Set-Up.

Experimental Set-Up
Figure 2: Microscope