Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32162-592-7
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Chapter 24 - The Wave Nature of Light - Problems - Page 709: 40

Answer

$462\;\rm nm$, $676\;\rm nm$

Work Step by Step

For the first spectrum line, we assume that the diffraction angle is half the difference between the angles on opposite sides of the center Thus, the angle is given by $$\theta_1=\dfrac{\theta_{up}-\theta_{below}}{2}\tag 1$$ And we know, for diffraction gratings, that $$\overbrace{d}^{\frac{1}{N}}\sin\theta_1=\overbrace{m}^{=1}\;\lambda_1$$ Hence, $$\lambda_1=d\sin\theta_1=\dfrac{\sin \theta_1}{N}$$ Plugging from (1); $$\lambda_1= \dfrac{\sin \left[\dfrac{\theta_{up}-\theta_{below}}{2}\right]}{N}$$ Plugging the known; $$\lambda_1= \dfrac{\sin \left[\dfrac{26^\circ 38'-(-26^\circ 18')}{2}\right]\times 10^{-2}}{ 9650}=461.8\times 10^{-9}\;\rm m$$ $$\lambda_1\approx \color{red}{\bf 462}\;\rm nm$$ --- For the other spectrum line, we also assume that the diffraction angle is half the difference between the angles on opposite sides of the center Thus, the angle is given by $$\theta_2=\dfrac{\theta_{up}-\theta_{below}}{2}\tag 2$$ And we know, for diffraction gratings, that $$\overbrace{d}^{\frac{1}{N}}\sin\theta=\overbrace{m}^{=1}\;\lambda_2$$ Hence, $$\lambda_2=d\sin\theta_2=\dfrac{\sin \theta_2}{N}$$ Plugging from (2); $$\lambda_2= \dfrac{\sin \left[\dfrac{\theta_{up}-\theta_{below}}{2}\right]}{N}$$ Plugging the known; $$\lambda_2= \dfrac{\sin \left[\dfrac{41^\circ 02'-(-40^\circ 27')}{2}\right]\times 10^{-2}}{ 9650}=676.3\times 10^{-9}\;\rm m$$ $$\lambda_2\approx \color{red}{\bf 676}\;\rm nm$$
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