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i) Find the angular separation between the red hydrogen-α spectral line at 656 nm and the yellow sodium line at 589 nm if the two lines are observed in third order with a diffraction grating having 3 500 slits per cm. (Give the answer in degrees, correct to three significant figures.) [6]
(ii) Using the same diffraction grating as in (i) , what is the highest order that could possibly be observed using violet light of wavelength 420 nm?
a)Angular separtion can be find using below formula
Here can be find using below formula
b)heigst order can be find using below formula
The maximum value of should not exceed 1.For m=7, value is greater than 1.Hence Heighst order Observed is,m=6 since value is less than 1