A red laser (λ = 656 nm) is incident on a diffraction grating that has n = 1100 lines per cm. Randomized Variablesλ = 656 nm n = 1100 lines/cm  Part (a)  What is the angle, in radians, that the first order maximum makes, θ1?   Part (b)  What is the angle of the fourth order maximum, θ4, in radians?

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   A red laser (λ = 656 nm) is incident on a diffraction grating that has n = 1100 lines per cm.

Randomized Variablesλ = 656 nm
n = 1100 lines/cm

 Part (a)  What is the angle, in radians, that the first order maximum makes, θ1

 Part (b)  What is the angle of the fourth order maximum, θ4, in radians? 

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