Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · The diffraction grating

The diffraction grating — practice question

Monochromatic light with wavelength $690\ \text{nm}$ is incident on a diffraction grating having $300\ \text{lines mm}^{-1}$, creating a sequence of maxima on a screen. What is the maximum number of maxima that may be seen?

  • A$4$
  • B$5$
  • C$8$
  • D$9$

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