A grating with 250 grooves/mm is used with an incandescent light source. Assume the visible spectrum to range inwavelength from 400 nm to 700 nm. In how many orders can one see (a) the entire visible spectrum and (b) theshort-wavelength region of the visible spectrum?

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A grating with 250 grooves/mm is used with an incandescent light source. Assume the visible spectrum to range inwavelength from 400 nm to 700 nm. In how many orders can one see (a) the entire visible spectrum and (b) the
short-wavelength region of the visible spectrum?

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