Okay, I believe I understand what you are saying. Since this is my "first" measurement (which it is), it must be order one. That makes sense. I have six remaining measurements (7 total). How can one determine where order "one" ends, and order "two" begins? I very much appreciate your help by the...
It was part of a lab. So, all these are "real world" values. The only other information I can see that may be relevant is that the light (we were looking at Helium in a spectrometer) became dimmer as we moved through each individual sample. Beyond that, I don't really have much else to work with.
Homework Statement
Calculate the grating constant, d, given that theta = 172.01167 degrees, and that lambda = 447.2 nanometers.
2. Homework Equations
d = mλ / sinθ
where m is an integer that refers to the order of diffraction
where λ is the wavelength
where d is the spacing between two slits...