Question: A physicist is calibrating a spectrometer that uses a diffraction grating to separate light in order of increasing wavelength ( A , B , and

A physicist is calibrating a spectrometer that uses a diffraction grating to separate light in order of increasing wavelength
(A,
B,
and
C).
He observes three distinct first-order spectral lines at the following respective angles
m
(where m denotes order).
1=13.0,1=14.0,1=15.0
(a)
If the grating has 3,700 grooves per centimeter, what wavelength (in nm) describes each of these spectral lines?
at 1=13.0
A
= nmat 1=14.0
B
= nmat 1=15.0
C
= nm
(b)
At what angle (in degrees) would each of these lines be found in the second-order spectrum?
for A
2
=for B
2
=for C
2
=

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