The maximum diffraction order seen is 3.
<h3>What is the maximum diffraction order seen?</h3>
We know that the maximum angle of diffraction Q_m of the furthest bright fringe < Q = 90 degrees.
Here we need to compute the nth bright fringe for which is approximated to 90 degrees.
The angle of nth bright fringe is given by;
sin(Q_m) = n(λ)N
Approximating Q_m ≈ 90 degrees.
sin (90) = nλN
n = sin (90) / (λN)
n = 1 / ((580 x 10⁻⁶)500)
n = 3.5 orders
Since, we knew that Q_m < 90 degrees, we will choose n = 3 as the maximum number of orders.
Thus, the maximum diffraction order seen is 3.
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Answer and Explanation
Arranging the measured values in increasing order;
4.3s, 4.6s, 4.6s, 4.8s, 5.1s, 5.8s
The two outliers are obviously 4.3s and 5.8s; An outlier is a value in a statistical sample which does not fit a pattern that describes most other data point. Outliers make the average value complicated. So, it is usually better for data to be precise with data points spreading out around a small area.
So, the mean is the average of the four remaining data points after removing the outliers.
Mean = (4.6 + 4.6 + 4.8 + 5.1)/4
Mean = 4.775s
So, the value recorded should be 4.775s, 4.78s or 4.8s depending on the number of decimal places allowed.
QED!
