An electric current through neon gas produces several distinct wavelengths of visible light. What are the wavelengths (in nm) of the neon spectrum, if they form first-order maxima at angles of 49.67°, 50.65°, 52.06°, and 52.89° when projected on a diffraction grating having 11,000 lines per centimeter? (Round your answers to the nearest nanometer. Due to the nature of this problem, do not use rounded intermediate values in your calculations—including answers submitted in WebAssign. Enter your answers from smallest to largest.)

Explanation:

If a be grating element

a = 1 x 10⁻² / 11000

= .0909 x 10⁻⁵

= 909 x 10⁻⁹ m

for first order maxima , the condition is

a sinθ = λ where λ is wavelength

909 x 10⁻⁹ sin 49.67 = λ₁

λ₁ = 692.95  nm .

λ₂ = 909 x 10⁻⁹ sin 50.65

= 702.91 nm

λ₃ = 909 x 10⁻⁹ sin 52.06

= 716.88 nm

λ₄ = 909 x 10⁻⁹ sin 52.89

= 724.90 nm

692.95  nm ,  702.91 nm  , 716.88 nm , 724.90 nm .

answer; how far out of place which the object finished relative to the starting location;

speed of light in vacuum is 300,000 km/s

speed of light in other mediums is given by the expression v = c/n, where c is the speed of light in vacuum and n is the refractive index of medium.

for the first medium v = 200,000 km/s

  so, refractive index of medium = 300000/200000 = 1.5

    1.5 refractive index is usually for glass. so first medium is glass.

for the second medium v = 250,00 km/s

so, refractive index of medium = 300000/250000 = 1.2

    1.2 refractive index is usually for water. so second medium is water.

for the third medium v = 0 km/s

so, refractive index of medium = 300000/0 = ∞

    ∞ refractive index is usually for opaque mediums. so third medium is opaque medium.