Giancoli's Physics: Principles with Applications, 7th Edition
24
The Wave Nature of Light
Change chapter24-3: Double-Slit Interference
24-4: Visible Spectrum; Dispersion
24-5: Single-Slit Diffraction
24-6 and 24-7: Diffraction Gratings
24-8: Thin-Film Interference
24-9: Michelson Interferometer
24-10: Polarization
Question by Giancoli, Douglas C., Physics: Principles with Applications, 7th Ed., ©2014, Reprinted by permission of Pearson Education Inc., New York.
Problem 34
Q
A grating has 7400 slits/cm. How many spectral orders can be seen (400 to 700 nm) when it is illuminated by white light?
A
only 1 complete spectral order can be seen on each side of the central max
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COMMENTS
By nationex22 on Tue, 2/1/2022 - 12:43 AM
there is 1 too many zeros in the 74000 slits/cm. it should be 7400 slits/cm
By Mr. Dychko on Thu, 2/3/2022 - 4:38 PM
Thank you so much nationex22 for noticing that! I've fixed the typo in the question.
All the best,
Shaun
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