Part A One day, after pulling down your window shade, you notice that sunlight is passing through a pinhole in the shade and making a small patch of light on the far wall. Having recently studied optics in your physics class, you're not too surprised to see that the patch of light seems to be a circular diffraction patterm. It appears that the central maximum is about 3 cm across, and you estimate that the distance from the window Estimate the average wavelength of the sunlight (in nm). shade to the wall is about 5 m O 350 nm O 450 nm O 550 nm O 650 nm O 750 nm Submit Previous Answers v Correct Part B Estimate the diameter of the pinhole (in mm). Express your answer using one significant figure. IXI X+10" d= 1.83 • 10-2 mm Submit Previous Answers Request Answer X Incorrect; Try Again; 5 attempts remaining

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Part A
One day, after pulling down your window shade, you notice that sunlight is passing
through a pinhole in the shade and making a small patch of light on the far wall. Having
recently studied optics in your physics class, you're not too surprised to see that the
patch of light seems to be a circular diffraction pattern. It appears that the central
maximum is about 3 cm across, and you estimate that the distance from the window
Estimate the average wavelength of the sunlight (in nm).
shade to the wall is about 5 mn
O 350 nm
450 nm
O 550 nm
O 650 nm
O 750 nm
Submit
Previous Answers
v Correct
Part B
Estimate the diameter of the pinhole (in mm).
Express your answer using one significant figure.
IXI
x•10"
d = 1.83 • 10¯2
mm
Submit
Previous Answers Request Answer
X Incorrect; Try Again; 5 attempts remaining
Transcribed Image Text:Part A One day, after pulling down your window shade, you notice that sunlight is passing through a pinhole in the shade and making a small patch of light on the far wall. Having recently studied optics in your physics class, you're not too surprised to see that the patch of light seems to be a circular diffraction pattern. It appears that the central maximum is about 3 cm across, and you estimate that the distance from the window Estimate the average wavelength of the sunlight (in nm). shade to the wall is about 5 mn O 350 nm 450 nm O 550 nm O 650 nm O 750 nm Submit Previous Answers v Correct Part B Estimate the diameter of the pinhole (in mm). Express your answer using one significant figure. IXI x•10" d = 1.83 • 10¯2 mm Submit Previous Answers Request Answer X Incorrect; Try Again; 5 attempts remaining
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