Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 36 - Diffraction - Problems - Page 1112: 50

Answer

$\lambda=523nm$

Work Step by Step

We know that; $d sin({\theta})=m\lambda$ This can be written as: $\lambda=\frac{d sin({\theta})}{m}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $\lambda=\frac{1.73\times 10^{-6}sin(17.6)}{1}=523\times 10^{-9}=523nm$
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