A diffraction grating has 500 lines per millimetre. What is its grating element (slit spacing)?
Correct answer D. 2 × 10⁻³ mm
Explanation
The grating element is the reciprocal of the number of lines per unit length, so d = 1/500 mm = 2 × 10⁻³ mm.
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