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2. A diffraction grating with 500 lines/mm is used to separate the two yellow li

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Question

2. A diffraction grating with 500 lines/mm is used to separate the two yellow lines of sodium with = 588.995 nm and ’ = 589.592 nm. Determine the grating constant d. Determine the angular position and ’ in first order for the two lines. If the lines are viewed on a screen 2.00 m from the grating plane, what is the separation y between the two lines on the screen. Your answer for y needs at least 3 significant figures so do not round off the grating constant and wavelength values. 2. A diffraction grating with 500 lines/mm is used to separate the two yellow lines of sodium with = 588.995 nm and ’ = 589.592 nm. Determine the grating constant d. Determine the angular position and ’ in first order for the two lines. If the lines are viewed on a screen 2.00 m from the grating plane, what is the separation y between the two lines on the screen. Your answer for y needs at least 3 significant figures so do not round off the grating constant and wavelength values. 2. A diffraction grating with 500 lines/mm is used to separate the two yellow lines of sodium with = 588.995 nm and ’ = 589.592 nm. Determine the grating constant d. Determine the angular position and ’ in first order for the two lines. If the lines are viewed on a screen 2.00 m from the grating plane, what is the separation y between the two lines on the screen. Your answer for y needs at least 3 significant figures so do not round off the grating constant and wavelength values.

Explanation / Answer

N =500 lines/mm

grating constant N = 500000 lines/m

d =1/N = 1/500000 lines/m

= 588.995 nm, n=1

dsin = n

sin = (588.995*10^-9)*(500000)

=17.13 degrees

'= 589.592 nm

dsin' = n

sin = (589.592*10^-9)*(500000)

' =17.145 degrees

D = 2 m

Y = nD/d

y = D/d (' - )

= (2*500000)(589.592-588.995)*10^-9

y = 0.597 mm