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kellyjaisingh

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A thin beam of laser light of wavelength 514 nm passes through a diffraction grating having 3952 lines/cm.
 
  The resulting pattern is viewed on a distant curved screen that can show all bright fringes up to and including 90.0 from the central spot. If the experiment were performed with all of the apparatus under water (which has an index of refraction of 1.33), what would be the TOTAL number of bright spots that would show up on the screen?
  A) 6
  B) 7
  C) 12
  D) 13
  E) 14

Question 2

After rolling half-way down an incline, a marble's kinetic energy is
 
  A) less than its potential energy.
  B) greater than its potential energy.
  C) the same as its potential energy.



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C



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