In a diffraction grating, what is the relationship between the angle of diffraction and the order of the maximum?
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In a diffraction grating, what is the relationship between the angle of diffraction and the order of the maximum?
Directly proportional
Inversely proportional
Independent
Exponential
The angle of diffraction is directly proportional to the order of the maximum in a diffraction grating.
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Q: In a diffraction grating, what is the relationship between the angle of diffraction and the order of the maximum?
Solution: The angle of diffraction is directly proportional to the order of the maximum in a diffraction grating.
Steps: 6
Step 1: Understand what a diffraction grating is. It is a tool that spreads light into its different colors (wavelengths).
Step 2: Know that when light hits the grating, it creates patterns called maxima (bright spots).
Step 3: The order of the maximum refers to how many bright spots you see. The first bright spot is the first order, the second is the second order, and so on.
Step 4: The angle of diffraction is the angle at which these bright spots appear from the original direction of the light.
Step 5: The relationship means that as you go to higher orders (like from first to second), the angle at which you see the bright spots increases.
Step 6: This relationship can be described mathematically, but simply put, higher order means a larger angle.
