A diffraction grating with 4000 lines/cm is illuminated by light from the sun. The solar spectrum is spread out on a white wall across the room. At what angle from the center line does blue light (400 nm) appear? At what angle from the center line does red light (650 nm) appear?


9.21°, 15.1°

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a. binding energy b. temperature c. radial motion d. energy output e. atomic composition

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Mass on a Spring: An object of mass m = 8.0 kg is attached to an ideal spring and allowed to hang in the earth's gravitational field. The spring stretches 2.2 cm before it reaches its equilibrium position. If it were now allowed to oscillate by this spring, what would be its frequency?

A. 3.4 Hz B. 0.28 × 10-3 Hz C. 0.52 Hz D. 1.6 Hz

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A 12.0-kg mass is placed on a 29.0° incline and friction keeps it from sliding. The coefficient of static friction in this case is 0.660, and the coefficient of sliding friction is 0.546 . The mass is given a shove causing it to slide down the incline. What is the frictional force while the mass is sliding?

a. 57.0 N b. 102.9 N c. 56.2 N d. 67.9 N e. 10.5 N

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A camera lens that acts like a telescope to magnify images is referred to as a

A) normal lens. B) telephoto lens. C) wide-angle lens. D) zoom lens. E) digital lens.

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