The Color and Intensity of the Chemiluminescence of Solid Sodium

Authors

R. M. Bowie, Iowa State CollegeFollow

Document Type

Research

Abstract

The fact that solid sodium reacts with the moisture in the air to produce a faint glow has been known for years. The color of the light was said to be greenish and its intensity extremely low; however, no measurements had been made. In this article, a method is described for determining its intensity by means of a photoelectric cell. The determination of the spectrum of the light as obtained both by filters and spectrographically is described. The intensity was found to vary from 3.57 to 10.5 x 10^-7 lumens per square inch of metal surface while the spectrum was found to consist of a band between 5000 A^o and 5300 A^o with a maximum at about 5100 A^o.

Publication Date

1931

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

38

Issue

1

First Page

219

Last Page

219

Copyright

©1931 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Bowie, R. M. (1931) "The Color and Intensity of the Chemiluminescence of Solid Sodium," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 38(1), 219-219.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol38/iss1/69