Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 22 - Wave Optics - Exercises and Problems - Page 651: 47

Answer

$ 666\;\rm line/mm$

Work Step by Step

In the given figure, we are given the distance of the first-order bright fringe at $m=1$ which is $y_1=43.6$ cm. So, we can find the angle of diffraction $\theta$ at $m=1$ by using $y_m=L\tan\theta $. Hence, $$\theta=\tan^{-1}\left[ \dfrac{y_1}{L} \right]\tag 1$$ And we also know that $$d\sin\theta_m=m\lambda$$ So, at $m=1$, $$d=\dfrac{\lambda}{\sin\theta_1}$$ Recall that we need to find the number of lines per millimeter, not $d$, where $N=1/d$ Hence, $$N=\dfrac{{\sin\theta_1}}{\lambda}$$ Plugging from (1); $$N=\dfrac{{\sin\left(\tan^{-1}\left[ \dfrac{y_1}{L} \right]\right)}}{\lambda}$$ Plugging the known; $$N=\dfrac{{\sin\left(\tan^{-1}\left[ \dfrac{43.6}{100} \right]\right)}}{600\times 10^{-9}}=\bf 6.66\times 10^5\;\rm line/m$$ $$N=\color{red}{\bf 666}\;\rm line/mm$$
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