Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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Author: Richard Wolfson
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Chapter 32, Problem 46P
In the second-order spectrum from a diffraction grating, yellow light at 588 nm overlaps violet light (wavelength range 390 nm-450 nm) diffracted in a different order. What’s the exact wavelength of the violet light, and what’s the order of its diffraction?
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