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The Yellow Line of a Sodium Lamp Is Two Lines λ\lambda

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The yellow line of a Sodium lamp is two lines very close together at λ\lambda 1 = 589.592 nm and λ\lambda 2 = 588.995 nm.If a diffraction grating has to resolve the first order diffraction lines by an angular separation of 0.1 \circ ,what is the least number of lines per cm for the diffraction grating?


A) 12,400 cm-1
B) 13,600 cm-1
C) 14,700 cm-1
D) 15,300 cm-1
E) 16,700 cm-1

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