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One situation is the movement of light through water. If you are ever in a pool, you may notice the different light patterns, or in the ocean, waves of light split up into their capability of reaching the bottom. Also, light diffracts during rainfall (rainbows).
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∙ 12y agoWhite light is dispersed to its component colours by a diffraction grating. Therefore a diffraction grating acts like a prism and is used for any application where a single colour of light is needed e.g. spectrophotometer.
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It is diffracted. :)
It is diffracted according to the formula: dsin(theta) = n(wavelength)
Where d is the distance between each grating. Sine theta is the angle at which the light is diffracted away, n is the order number and the wavelength is the wavelength of the light.
That is the light will only be diffracted at certain angles away from the angle at which it entered the grating
Each of the angles moving away from the central one is called an order.
E.g For a beam of light with a wavelength of 590nm hitting a diffraction grating of spacing - 1.67x10^-6m the angle of diffraction for the second order will be:
1.67x10^-6 X Sin(theta) = 2 X 590x10^-9m
Sin(theta) = (1 X 590x10^-9)/1.67x10^-6
Sin^-1((1 X 590x10^-9)/1.67x10^-6) = 45 degrees
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∙ 12y agoWhen a wave diffracts the direction of the wave changes as it bends around the obstacle. The frequency, wavelength and speed of the wave DO NOT CHANGE.
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∙ 8y agoOne situation would be when light moves through water.
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