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Firstly, after thinking wether this should go in the Homework and Coursework section, I can to the conclusion, that was not the right place, as I am just wanting to expand on what I have done in a lesson.
Well, firstly we just touched on it, and I didn't really get the concept. I know that it separates light of different wavelengths, and then the angles at which these different colour s are recorded, but really I am not to sure of...
A) What it actually is, I have seen the apparatus used, and I would know how to carry the experiment out a bit, as we talked a bit about it, but I'm not sure what it actually is, which I guess is probably the most important things.
B) I would be able to record the angles, but I am not sure what these angles represent in terms of wavelength. I have the formula "n lambda = d sin( theta )" and know/think that D is the distance from the selected region to the origin or the from the straight line, and "n" is the the number of the line left or right.
I've looked on Wikipedia, and Physics.smu but I struggle to comprehend what they are saying.
Any help would be great, and if this is in the wrong forum, I will move it straight away. Thanks =]
Well, firstly we just touched on it, and I didn't really get the concept. I know that it separates light of different wavelengths, and then the angles at which these different colour s are recorded, but really I am not to sure of...
A) What it actually is, I have seen the apparatus used, and I would know how to carry the experiment out a bit, as we talked a bit about it, but I'm not sure what it actually is, which I guess is probably the most important things.
B) I would be able to record the angles, but I am not sure what these angles represent in terms of wavelength. I have the formula "n lambda = d sin( theta )" and know/think that D is the distance from the selected region to the origin or the from the straight line, and "n" is the the number of the line left or right.
I've looked on Wikipedia, and Physics.smu but I struggle to comprehend what they are saying.
Any help would be great, and if this is in the wrong forum, I will move it straight away. Thanks =]