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5 (a) A diffraction grating is used to determine the wavelength of light.

(i) Describe the diffraction of light at a diffraction grating.

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(ii) By reference to interference, explain

1. the zero order maximum,

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2. the first order maximum.

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[3]

(b) A diffraction grating is used with different wavelengths of light. The angle θ of the second
order maximum is measured for each wavelength. The variation with wavelength λ of sin θ is
shown in Fig. 5.1.

0.60

sin θ

0.50

0.40

0.30

0.20

0.10
300 350 400 450 500 550
λ / nm
Fig. 5.1
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(i) Determine the gradient of the line shown in Fig. 5.1.

gradient = ...........................................................[2]

(ii) Use the gradient determined in (i) to calculate the slit separation d of the diffraction
grating.

d = .......................................................m [2]

(iii) On Fig. 5.1, sketch a line to show the results that would be obtained for the first order
maxima. [1]

[Total: 10]

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