What Resolving Power Must a Diffraction Grating Have in Order

question 9

Multiple Choice

What resolving power must a diffraction grating have in order to distinguish wavelengths of 635.40 nm and 636.60 nm? (1 nm = 10^-9 m)

• A)318
• B)530
• C)636
• D)848

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Definitions:

Price Ratio

The ratio expressing the relative prices of two goods or services, indicating how much of one is needed to trade for one unit of the other.

Marginal Rate

Refers to the rate at which one quantity changes with respect to a change in another quantity, commonly used in the context of taxes and interest rates.

Substitution Effect

The change in consumption of goods in response to a change in their relative prices, holding the consumer's level of utility constant.

Total Utility

The total satisfaction or benefit that a person derives from consuming a certain quantity of goods or services.