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A helium-neon laser ( = 632.8 nm) is used to calibrate a diffraction grating. If the first-order maximum occurs at 20.5, what is the line spacing, d?
 a. 1.81  106 m
  b. 1.00  105 m
  c. 1.00  104 m
  d. 1.31  106 m
  e. 6.76  107 m

Question 2

The direction of the Moon's orbit about Earth is
 a. westward.
  b. eastward.
  c. clockwise, as viewed from above Earth's North Pole.
  d. none of these.



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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