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ISBN: 9781118230725

Author: David Halliday, Robert Resnick, Jearl Walker

Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated

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In physics, the term diffraction is defined as the bending of light around the corners of the obstacle. As a light ray passes by an aperture, it bends around the edges or through slits, it spreads out through a narrow opening. The diffracted light will p…

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Chapter 36, Problem 100P

A diffraction grating has 200 rulings/mm, and it produces an intensity maximum at θ = 30.0°. (a) What are the possible wavelengths of the incident visible light? (b) To what colors do they correspond?

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