A diffraction grating has 600 lines per mm. If light of wavelength 610 nm is sent through this grating, what is the highest order maxima that will appear?
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The grating has 600 lines per millimeter, so the distance between adjacent lines is d = (1 mm) / 600 = 1/600 mm. Convert this to meters (knowing 1 mm = 10^-3 m): d = (10^-3 m)/600 ≈ 1.67 × 10^-6 m. Show more…
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