What Is the Slit Spacing of a Diffraction Grating Necessary $600 - \mathrm { nm }$

question 76

Multiple Choice

What is the slit spacing of a diffraction grating necessary so that $600 - \mathrm { nm }$ light will produce a first order principal maximum at $25.0 ^ { \circ }$ away from the centerline?

• A) \(2.01 \mu \mathrm { m }\)
• B) \(1.42 \mu \mathrm { m }\)
• C) \(4.12 \mu \mathrm { m }\)
• D) \(5.44 \mu \mathrm { m }\)
• E) \(3.12 \mu \mathrm { m }\)

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