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EXPERIMENT

OBJECT:
To determine the unknown high resistance by Neon Flash Bulb Apparatus.

APPARATUS:
Neon lamp, known and unknown high resistance, a capacitor of suitable value,
stops watch and power peck etc.

THEORY:
Flashing and quenching of a neon bulb. A neon bulb is placed in parallel with a
capacitor and connected to D.C. supply which can be continuously increased from 0 to
150 volt through a high resistance of about 1MΩ. The voltage is slowly increased to a value
say 𝑉1when the lamp flashes and begins to glow. As soon as the neon lamp flashes, it
becomes conducting and the capacitor begins to discharge through it. It continues to do
so until the extinction (or quenching) potential 𝑉2 is reached when the neon lamp ceases
to glow and stops conducting. The capacitor then again beings to charge till the flashing
potential 𝑉1 is reached when again the lamp flashes and begins to glow. The process is
repeated, During the time the capacitor is charging the neon lamp does not glow. In other
words, the total time t between two consecutive flashes is equal to the time taken by the
voltage first to fall from the flashing potential 𝑉1 to quenching potential 𝑉2 (discharge) and
then to rise from 𝑉2 to 𝑉1 (charging). This flashing and quenching time can be determined
by noting the time taken by the lamp to produce say 20 consecutive flashes and quenches.
If 𝑡1 is the time taken by the capacitor voltage to fall from 𝑉1 to 𝑉2 and 𝑡2 is the time taken
by the voltage to rise from 𝑉2 to 𝑉1, then
V2 for charging of capacitor,
𝑉2 = 𝑉1 𝑒 − 𝑡1 /𝑅𝐶
𝑉2
𝑡1 = −𝑅𝐶 log
𝑉1

−𝑡2⁄RC
V2 for discharging of capacitor, 𝑉2 = 𝑉1 (1 − 𝑒 )
𝑉2
𝑡2 = −𝑅C log (1 − )
𝑉1

𝑉2 𝑉2
𝑡 = 𝑡1 + 𝑡2 = 𝑅 [−𝐶 log − 𝐶 log (1 − )]
𝑉1 𝑉1

As C, 𝑉2 and 𝑉1 have constant fixed values, the function within brackets is a constant.,
and denoted by k

∴ 𝑡 = 𝑘R
𝑡∝𝑅

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PROCEDURE:
1. Make circuit connection as shown in circuit diagram Figure.
2. Connect first known valued resistance (say 1 M Ω) and switch on the circuit neon.
3. Note down time of 10 consecutive flashes.
4. Now increase the resistance R and again note down time for 10 flashes.
5. We will observe that the interval between two flashes increases with the increase
of resistance.
6. In this way note down the time taken for 10 flashes corresponding to different
known resistors and also for unknown resistance R1 and R2 in the circuit.
7. Plot a graph b/w resistance R and corresponding time for 10 flashes when the
unknown resistance is in the circuit so from the graph read the value of resistance,
which correspond to the time for 10 flashes for the unknown resistance.

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Graph paper

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OBSERVATIONS:

The capacitance of the capacitor = ................... F


Resistance R Time for Ten flashes Mean Time t Time for
S.No. M Seconds Seconds one flash
t1 t2 t3 T=t/10(sec)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

RESULT:
From Graph:
The value of unknown resistance from the graph R1=..................................... M.
The value of unknown resistance from the graph R2=..................................... M.

PRECAUTIONS AND SOURCES OF ERROR:


1. Don’t touch naked wires.
2. The applied voltage must be uniform and must be kept constant throughout the
experiment.
3. Note the time for flashes carefully.

CIRCUIT DIAGRAM:

Capacitor

Figure 1: Circuit Diagram


Figure 2: Photograph of the apparatus

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Questions

Q.1 What is the object of your experiment?


Q.2 What is the main purpose of a diode?
Q.3 What is Diode and How They work.
Q.4 Why is it called a diode?

Q.5 What is neon lamp?

Q.6 What is meant by ionization?

Q.7 On what principle this experiment based?

Q.8 What is the time constant?

Q.9 How the time constant vary with the resistance and capacitance?

Q.10 Why it is not possible to determine the value of low resistance using this
experiment?

Q.11 What is the striking potential?

Q.12 What is quenching potential?

Q.13 Can you find out the capacitance of a capacitor?

Q.14 How Capacitors work?

Q.15 What is coding to read the Value of the Capacitors.

Q.16 What causes the neon lamp to give flashes?

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