A diffraction grating has 2645 lines per centimeter, and it produces a principal maximum at = 28.4°. The grating is used with light that contains all wavelengths between 410 and 660 nm. What are the two wavelengths of the incident light that could have produced this maximum? Give the longer wavelength as answer (a). (a) Number i (b) Number i Units Units

A diffraction grating has 2645 lines per centimeter, and it produces a principal maximum at = 28.4°. The grating is used with light that contains all wavelengths between 410 and 660 nm. What are the two wavelengths of the incident light that could have produced this maximum? Give the longer wavelength as answer (a). (a) Number i (b) Number i Units Units

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

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Author:Katz, Debora M.

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Chapter36: Applications Of The Wave Model

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