Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 36 - Diffraction - Problems - Page 1115: 94

Answer

$\lambda=5*10^{-7}m$

Work Step by Step

The angular relation of the maxima from a diffraction grating is given by $$dsin\theta=m\lambda$$ where $d$ is the grating spacing, $m$ is the order of diffraction, $\theta$ is the angular position of the bright fringe and $\lambda$ is the wavelength of incident light. We are given in the question, that the grating is $1cm$ wide and in that distance, there are $N=10,000$ gratings. Hence if there are $10,000$ gratings per $cm$ then the spacing between each grating is $$d=\frac{1 cm}{10000}=10^{-6}m$$ The angle $\theta=30^{\circ}$ and $m=1$ are given to us in the question too. Hence using all this information, we can calculate the wavelength $\lambda$ $$10^{-6}sin(30)=1\lambda$$ Thus, $$\lambda=5*10^{-7}m$$
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