Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · The diffraction grating

The diffraction grating — practice question

A diffraction grating experiment is arranged with yellow light of wavelength $600\,\text{nm}$. The grating has a slit separation of $2.00\,\mu\text{m}$. Determine the angular separation $(\theta_2 - \theta_1)$ between the first-order and second-order maxima for the yellow light.

  • A$17.5^{\circ}$
  • B$19.4^{\circ}$
  • C$36.9^{\circ}$
  • D$54.3^{\circ}$

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