Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
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Chapter 36 - Diffraction - Problems - Page 1114: 75a

Answer

$\lambda =625nm$

Work Step by Step

We know that: $\lambda=\frac{dsin\theta}{m}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $\lambda=\frac{5\times 10^{-6}sin(30^{\circ})}{m}=\frac{2.5\times 10^{-6}}{m}$ for $m=1$: $\lambda=\frac{2.5\times 10^{-6}}{1}=2.5\times 10^{-6}m=2500nm$ for $m=2$: $\lambda=\frac{2.5\times 10^{-6}}{2} =1250nm$ for $m=3$: $\lambda=\frac{2.5\times 10^{-6}}{3} =833nm$ for $m=4$: $\lambda=\frac{2.5\times 10^{-6}}{4} =625nm$
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