Asked by kelvin calin

What is the wavelength in nm of a light whose first order brightband forms a diffraction angle of 19.0°, and the diffraction grating has 600.0 lines per mm? Round to the nearest whole number.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use d sinθ = mλ with m = 1.

d = 1/(600.0 lines/mm) = 1/600 mm = 1.6666667×10^3 nm.

λ = d sin(19.0°) = 1666.6667 nm × sin(19.0°) ≈ 542.6 nm ≈ 543 nm.

Answer: 543 nm.