Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 36 - Diffraction - Problems - Page 1112: 51c

Answer

$m=11$

Work Step by Step

There are no refraction angles greater than $90^{\circ}$, so we can solve for $m_{\max }$ $ m_{\max }=\frac{d \sin 90^{\circ}}{\lambda_2}=\frac{d}{\lambda_2}=\frac{0.0056 \mathrm{~mm}}{5.0 \times 10^{-4} \mathrm{~mm}} \approx 11 $
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