PASCO Specialty & Mfg. OS-8516A User's Manual
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1. PASC OE Included Equipment Instruction Sheet 012 05627G Ray Optics Kit Part Number 1 Mirror 636 05100 2 Convex Lens 636 05501 3 Concave Lens 636 05502 4 Acrylic Rhombus 636 0561 1 5 Hollow Lens OS 8511 6 Storage Box Water Tank 740 177 with foam insert 740 07863 and white plastic sheet 648 09744 Recommended Equipment Basic Optics Light Source OS 8470 OS 8516A Pg Ve Introduction The Ray Optics Kit is a set of optics components designed for use with a ray box such as the Basic Optics Light Source The storage box doubles as a tank for studying lenses under water About the Components To use any of the components place them on a flat tabletop in the path of rays from your ray box either a single ray or paral lel rays Place a white sheet of paper on the table to facilitate ray tracing and to make the rays more visible The concave and convex lenses have one flat edge Place the flat edge on the table so the lens stands stably without rocking The hollow lens has three sections that you can fill with water or leave empty to make lenses of different shapes To study a lens made of air and surrounded by water use the storage box as a water tank Remove the foam insert but leave the white plastic sheet in the box to serve as a reflective surface Put the hollow lens in the box with a small weight on top to stop it from floating Fill the box with water to just below the top of the hollow lens Use an eye2. dropper or pipette to empty and fill the sections of the lens Use a pencil to trace rays on the plastic sheet under water 800 772 8700 www pasco com Model No OS 8516A Specifications Specifications Mirror Sides Convex Concave and Plane Radius of curvature 12 5 cm Width of each side 6cm Height 1 5 cm Convex and Concave Lenses Shape Convex convex and concave concave Radius of curvature 12 7 cm Width 5 7 cm Height 3 8 cm Material Acrylic Index of refraction 1 49 Acrylic Rhombus Angles of corners 90 90 45 135 Width of sides 3 2 cm 3 2 cm 6 4 cm 4 5 cm Height 2 5 cm Index of refraction 1 49 Hollow Lens Radii of curvature 5 cm and 3 cm Width 5 1 cm Total thickness 3 3 cm Height 2 7 cm Technical Support For assistance with any PASCO product contact PASCO at Address PASCO scientific 10101 Foothills Blvd Roseville CA 95747 7100 Phone 916 786 3800 worldwide 800 772 8700 U S Fax 916 786 7565 Web www pasco com Email support pasco com Limited Warranty For a description of the product warranty see the PASCO catalog Copyright The PASCO scientific 012 05627G Ray Optics Kit Instruction Sheetis copyrighted with all rights reserved Permission is granted to non profit educational institutions for reproduction of any part of this manual provid ing the reproductions are used onl
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