Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · The diffraction grating

The diffraction grating — practice question

A beam of green light falls normally on a diffraction grating. A number of bright spots appear on a screen on the far side of the grating, as shown. Which pair of changes could produce bright spots at exactly the same angles as before?

  • AUse blue light and increase the distance between the grating and the screen.
  • BUse blue light and increase the number of lines per unit length in the grating.
  • CUse red light and increase the distance between the grating and the screen.
  • DUse red light and increase the number of lines per unit length in the grating.

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