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: 51

Answer

$799.85\;\rm line/mm$

Work Step by Step

To find how many lines per mm, we need to find $d$. We know, in a diffraction grating, that the angle of the bright fringes is given by $$d\sin\theta_m=m\lambda$$ And hence, for the first order bright fringe where $m=1$ $$d\sin\theta_1= \lambda\tag 1$$ where the angle is given by $y_1=L\tan\theta_1$. So $$\theta_1=\tan^{-1}\left[ \dfrac{y_1}{L}\right]$$ where $y_1$ is half the distance between the two first-order bright fringes; $y_1=\dfrac{\Delta y}{2}$ Thus, $$\theta_1=\tan^{-1}\left[ \dfrac{\Delta y}{2L}\right]$$ Plugging into (1); $$d\sin\left(\tan^{-1}\left[ \dfrac{\Delta y}{2L}\right]\right)= \lambda $$ we are given $\lambda$ and $\Delta y$ in the given table. And $L$ is constant and it is 150 cm. $$d\sin\left(\tan^{-1}\left[ \dfrac{\Delta y}{2(1.50)}\right]\right)= \lambda $$ $$d\sin\left(\tan^{-1}\left[ \dfrac{\Delta y}{3}\right]\right)= \lambda $$ $$ \sin\left(\tan^{-1}\left[ \dfrac{\Delta y}{3}\right]\right)=\dfrac{1}{d} \lambda $$ Recalling that $d=1/N$, so $$ \boxed{\sin\left(\tan^{-1}\left[ \dfrac{\Delta y}{3}\right]\right)=N \lambda }$$ Now we have a straight-line formula ($y=mx+b$) where $y=\sin\left(\tan^{-1}\left[ \dfrac{\Delta y}{3}\right]\right)$, $m={\rm slope}=N$, and $x=\lambda$. We need to use the given table to find the following dots in the table below. \begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|} \hline x=\lambda\;\rm (nm)& y=\sin\left(\tan^{-1}\left[ \dfrac{\Delta y}{3}\right]\right) \\ \hline 430&0.34315 \\ \hline 480 & 0.38566 \\ \hline 530&0.422389 \\ \hline 580 & 0.464139 \\ \hline 630 & 0.50258 \\ \hline 680 & 0.544595 \\ \hline \end{array} From the graph below, it is obvious that the best-fit line slope is $$N=\color{red}{\bf 799.85}\;\rm line/mm$$
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