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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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