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poizon [28]
3 years ago
7

The central star of a planetary nebula emits ultraviolet light with wavelength 104nm. This light passes through a diffraction gr

ating with 5000 slits per mm. What is the first-order diffraction angle?
Physics
1 answer:
Gala2k [10]3 years ago
4 0

Answer: 31.33 degrees

Explanation:

The diffraction angles \theta_{n} when we have a slit divided into n parts are obtained by  the following equation:

dsin\theta_{n}=n\lambda   (1)

Where:

d is the width of the slit

\lambda  is the wavelength of the light

n is an integer different from zero.

Now, the first-order diffraction angle is given when n=1, hence equation (1) becomes:

dsin\theta_{1}=\lambda   (2)

Now we have to find the value of \theta_{1}:

sin\theta_{1}=\frac{\lambda}{d}  

\theta_{1}=arcsin(\frac{\lambda}{d})   (3)

We know:

\lambda=104nm=104(10)^{-9}m

In addition we are told the diffraction grating has 5000 slits per mm, this means:

d=\frac{1mm}{5000}=\frac{1(10)^{-3}m}{5000}

Substituting the known values in (3):

\theta_{1}=arcsin(\frac{104(10)^{-9}m}{\frac{1(10)^{-3}m}{5000}})

\theta_{1}=arcsin(0.52)

<u>Finally:</u>

\theta_{1}=31.33\º >>>This is the first-order diffraction angle

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