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Past exam of the physics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2024 Paper 1 Section A 4 Solution by
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The slit spacing is . At normal incidence, the diffraction grating maxima satisfy . ThereforeThe third order would require , so it cannot propagate. At fixed order and spacing, a longer wavelength requires larger . Green light has a larger first-order diffraction angle than blue light.
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