College Physics: A Strategic Approach (3rd Edition)

3rd Edition

ISBN: 9780321879721

Author: Randall D. Knight (Professor Emeritus), Brian Jones, Stuart Field

Publisher: PEARSON

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Diffraction of light

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Chapter 17, Problem 29P

For a demonstration, a professor uses a razor blade to cut a thin slit in a piece of aluminum foil. When she shines a laser pointer (λ = 680 nm) through the slit onto a screen 5.5 m away, a diffraction pattern appears. The bright band in the center of the pattern is 8.0 cm wide. What is the width of the slit?

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College Physics: A Strategic Approach (3rd Edition)

Ch. 17 - The frequency of a light wave in air is 5.3 1014...Ch. 17 - Rank in order the following according to their...Ch. 17 - The wavelength of a light wave is 700 nm in air;...Ch. 17 - A double-slit interference experiment shows...Ch. 17 - Figure Q17.5 shows the fringes observed in a...Ch. 17 - In a double-slit interference experiment,...Ch. 17 - Figure Q17.7 shows the viewing screen in a...Ch. 17 - Figure Q17.7 is the interference pattern seen on a...Ch. 17 - Figure Q17.9 shows the light intensity on a...Ch. 17 - Figure Q17.10 shows the light intensity on a...

Ch. 17 - Light with a wavelength of 600 nm is incident on a...Ch. 17 - White light is incident on a diffraction grating....Ch. 17 - Figure Q17.13 shows a light wave incident on and...Ch. 17 - A soap bubble usually pops because some part of it...Ch. 17 - An oil film on top of water has one patch that is...Ch. 17 - Should the antireflection coating of a microscope...Ch. 17 - Example 17.5 showed that a thin film whose...Ch. 17 - Prob. 18CQ Ch. 17 - Prob. 19MCQ Ch. 17 - The frequency of a light wave in air is 4.6 1014...Ch. 17 - Light passes through a diffraction grating with a...Ch. 17 - Blue light of wavelength 450 nm passes through a...Ch. 17 - Yellow light of wavelength 590 nm passes through a...Ch. 17 - Light passes through a 10-m-wide slit and is...Ch. 17 - Prob. 25MCQ Ch. 17 - You want to estimate the diameter of a very small...Ch. 17 - Prob. 1P Ch. 17 - a. How long (in ns) does it take light to travel...Ch. 17 - A 5.0-cm-thick layer of oil (n = 1.46) is...Ch. 17 - A light wave has a 670 nm wavelength in air. Its...Ch. 17 - How much time does it take a pulse of light to...Ch. 17 - A helium-neon laser beam has a wavelength in air...Ch. 17 - Two narrow slits 50 m apart are illuminated with...Ch. 17 - Light from a sodium lamp (= 589 nm) illuminates...Ch. 17 - Two narrow slits are illuminated by light of...Ch. 17 - A double-slit experiment is performed with light...Ch. 17 - Light from a helium-neon laser (= 633 nm) is used...Ch. 17 - Two narrow slits are 0.12 mm apart. Light of...Ch. 17 - In a double-slit experiment, the distance from one...Ch. 17 - A diffraction grating with 750 slits/mm is...Ch. 17 - A 1.0-cm-wide diffraction grating has 1000 slits....Ch. 17 - Light of wavelength 600 nm illuminates a...Ch. 17 - A lab technician uses laser light with a...Ch. 17 - The human eye can readily detect wavelengths from...Ch. 17 - A diffraction grating with 600 lines/mm is...Ch. 17 - A 500 line/mm diffraction grating is illuminated...Ch. 17 - What is the thinnest film of MgF2 (n = 1.38) on...Ch. 17 - A very thin oil film (n = 1.25) floats on water (n...Ch. 17 - A film with n = 1.60 is deposited on glass. What...Ch. 17 - Antireflection coatings can be used on the inner...Ch. 17 - Solar cells are given antireflection coatings to...Ch. 17 - A thin film of MgF2 (n = 1.38) coats a piece of...Ch. 17 - Looking straight downward into a rain puddle whose...Ch. 17 - A helium-neon laser (= 633 nm) illuminates a...Ch. 17 - For a demonstration, a professor uses a razor...Ch. 17 - A 0.50-mm-wide slit is illuminated by light of...Ch. 17 - The second minimum in the diffraction pattern of a...Ch. 17 - What is the width of a slit for which the first...Ch. 17 - A 0.50-mm-diameter hole is illuminated by light of...Ch. 17 - Light from a helium-neon laser (= 633 nm) passes...Ch. 17 - You want to photograph a circular diffraction...Ch. 17 - Infrared light of wavelength 2.5 m illuminates a...Ch. 17 - An advanced computer sends information to its...Ch. 17 - Figure P17.38 shows the light intensity on a...Ch. 17 - Figure P17.38 shows the light intensity on a...Ch. 17 - Your friend has been given a laser for her...Ch. 17 - A double slit is illuminated simultaneously with...Ch. 17 - Figure P17.42 shows the light intensity on a...Ch. 17 - A laser beam of wavelength 670 nm shines through a...Ch. 17 - The two most prominent wavelengths in the light...Ch. 17 - A diffraction grating produces a first-order...Ch. 17 - A diffraction grating is illuminated...Ch. 17 - White light (400-700 nm) is incident on a 600...Ch. 17 - A miniature spectrometer used for chemical...Ch. 17 - Figure P17.49 shows the interference pattern on a...Ch. 17 - Figure P17.4919 shows the interference pattern on...Ch. 17 - Because sound is a wave, it is possible to make a...Ch. 17 - The shiny surface of a CD is imprinted with...Ch. 17 - If sunlight shines straight onto a peacock...Ch. 17 - The wings of some beetles have closely spaced...Ch. 17 - A diffraction grating having 500 lines/mm...Ch. 17 - Light emitted by element X passes through a...Ch. 17 - Light of a single wavelength is incident on a...Ch. 17 - A sheet of glass is coated with a 500-nm-thick...Ch. 17 - A soap bubble is essentially a thin film of water...Ch. 17 - A laboratory dish, 20 cm in diameter, is half...Ch. 17 - You need to use your cell phone, which broadcasts...Ch. 17 - Light from a sodium lamp ( = 589 nm) illuminates a...Ch. 17 - The opening to a cave is a tall, 30-cm-wide crack....Ch. 17 - A diffraction grating has 500 slits/mm. What is...Ch. 17 - Figure P17.65 shows the light intensity on a...Ch. 17 - Figure P17.65 shows the light intensity on a...Ch. 17 - Figure P17.67 shows the light intensity on a...Ch. 17 - One day, after pulling down your window shade, you...Ch. 17 - Prob. 70GP Ch. 17 - A helium-neon laser ( = 633 nm), shown in Figure...Ch. 17 - In the laser range-finding experiments of Example...Ch. 17 - Prob. 73MSPP Ch. 17 - Prob. 74MSPP Ch. 17 - Prob. 75MSPP

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