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Homework Statement
A Diffraction Barrier has 4200 openings per 1cm. A screen stands 2.00 m opposite of the Barrier. Say that for a certain class m, the maximums that correspond with two different wavelengths (589.00 nm & 589.6 nm) abstain from each other by 1.54 mm. What is the value of m?
Homework Equations
tanθ = y/L
sinθ = m*λ/d
The Attempt at a Solution
Alright, we have:
λ1 = 589.0 nm
λ2 = 589.6 nm
λ2 > λ1 => y2 > y1 => D = 1.54 mm = y2 - y1
tanθ ~ sinθ [θ is a small angle)
Also, d = 1 cm/4200 = 2.38 * 10-4m
So:
D = L*m*(λ2 - λ1)/d <=> m = d*D/(λ2 - λ1)*L <=> ... <=> m = 3
My problem is that the naswer the book gives is m = 2. I run the numbers many times, and I always get 3. Am I doing something wrong? Is there a problem in the math or the logic?
Any help is appreciated!
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