A beam of light was passed through a diffraction grating with 684 lines/mm, and the pattern was observed on a paper placed 69.7 cm past the grating. The distance from the center bright spot,to the third bright spot was 122 cm. What was the wavelength of the light in nanometers (nm)? (State answer as an integer. Do not include unit in answer.

A beam of light was passed through a diffraction grating with 684 lines/mm, and the pattern was observed on a paper placed 69.7 cm past the grating. The distance from the center bright spot,to the third bright spot was 122 cm. What was the wavelength of the light in nanometers (nm)? (State answer as an integer. Do not include unit in answer.

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