Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
A diffraction grating has lines in each millimetre. Light of wavelength nm falls on it straight on. Find the distance between the lines, the angle of the first-order maximum, the angle of the second-order maximum and the highest order that can be seen.
A grating of spacing gives bright lines at . The highest order has . In a real double slit, an order is missing when , and the orders inside the central maximum have .
Have you tried it?
Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. The distance. .
Step 2. The first order. , so .
Step 3. The second order. , so .
Step 4. The highest order. . The highest whole number below this is .
Answer: ; ; ; order .
Check. The sixth order has (less than ). A seventh would have , which is impossible.
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