Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · The diffraction grating

The diffraction grating — practice question

Light of wavelength $\lambda$ is incident at normal incidence on a diffraction grating. The angle between the second-order maximum and the normal to the grating is $\theta$. The graph shows how $\lambda$ varies with $\sin\theta$. How many lines per millimetre are there on the diffraction grating?

  • A$400\,\text{mm}^{-1}$
  • B$625\,\text{mm}^{-1}$
  • C$800\,\text{mm}^{-1}$
  • D$1250\,\text{mm}^{-1}$

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