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College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1CQ: Estimate the order of magnitude of the length, in meters, of each of the following; (a) a mouse, (b)...

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Light containing the wavelengths λ₁ = 540 nm (green) and λ₂ = 450 nm (blue) falls on a diffraction grating with 400 slits/mm. The interference pattern is observed on a square screen 6 m on a side, 1.2 m away from the screen (which is aligned with the center of the screen). What is the TOTAL number of interference maxima that can be observed on the screen from

(a) green light?

(b) blue light?

(c) In this situation, the greatest distance existing between two maxima of the same order, one with blue light and one with green light, is closer to ?

Expert Solution

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Given that:

$λ_{1} = 540 n m = 540 \times 10^{- 9} m λ_{2} = 450 n m = 450 \times 10^{- 9} m p = 400 s l i t s / m m = 400 \times 10^{3} s l i t s / m L e n g t h o f t h e s c r e e n, L = 6 m$