COLLEGE PHYSICS (LL) W/ WKBK+MOD. ACCES
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Chapter 17, Problem 60GP
You need to use your cell phone, which broadcasts an 830 MHz signal, but you're in an alley between two massive, radio- wave-absorbing buildings that have only a 15 m space between them. What is the angular width, in degrees, of the
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COLLEGE PHYSICS (LL) W/ WKBK+MOD. ACCES
Ch. 17 - The frequency of a light wave in air is 5.3 1014...Ch. 17 - Rank in order the following according to their...Ch. 17 - Prob. 3CQCh. 17 - The wavelength of a light wave is 700 nm in air;...Ch. 17 - Prob. 5CQCh. 17 - A double-slit interference experiment shows...Ch. 17 - In a double-slit interference experiment,...Ch. 17 - Prob. 8CQCh. 17 - Prob. 9CQCh. 17 - Prob. 10CQ
Ch. 17 - Prob. 11CQCh. 17 - Prob. 12CQCh. 17 - Prob. 14CQCh. 17 - Prob. 16CQCh. 17 - An oil film on top of water has one patch that is...Ch. 17 - Should the antireflection coating of a microscope...Ch. 17 - Prob. 20CQCh. 17 - Prob. 21CQCh. 17 - Prob. 23MCQCh. 17 - The frequency of a light wave in air is 4.6 1014...Ch. 17 - Light passes through a diffraction grating with a...Ch. 17 - Blue light of wavelength 450 nm passes through a...Ch. 17 - Yellow light of wavelength 590 nm passes through a...Ch. 17 - Light passes through a 10-m-wide slit and is...Ch. 17 - Prob. 29MCQCh. 17 - Prob. 30MCQCh. 17 - You want to estimate the diameter of a very small...Ch. 17 - Prob. 1PCh. 17 - a. How long (in ns) does it take light to travel...Ch. 17 - A 5.0-cm-thick layer of oil (n = 1.46) is...Ch. 17 - A light wave has a 670 nm wavelength in air. Its...Ch. 17 - A helium-neon laser beam has a wavelength in air...Ch. 17 - Prob. 6PCh. 17 - Prob. 7PCh. 17 - Light from a sodium lamp (= 589 nm) illuminates...Ch. 17 - Two narrow slits are illuminated by light of...Ch. 17 - Prob. 10PCh. 17 - A double-slit experiment is performed with light...Ch. 17 - Prob. 12PCh. 17 - Two narrow slits are 0.12 mm apart. Light of...Ch. 17 - A diffraction grating with 750 slits/mm is...Ch. 17 - Prob. 16PCh. 17 - A 1.0-cm-wide diffraction grating has 1000 slits....Ch. 17 - Prob. 18PCh. 17 - The human eye can readily detect wavelengths from...Ch. 17 - A diffraction grating with 600 lines/mm is...Ch. 17 - A 500 line/mm diffraction grating is illuminated...Ch. 17 - What is the thinnest film of MgF2 (n = 1.38) on...Ch. 17 - A very thin oil film (n = 1.25) floats on water (n...Ch. 17 - Antireflection coatings can be used on the inner...Ch. 17 - Solar cells are given antireflection coatings to...Ch. 17 - Prob. 28PCh. 17 - A thin film of MgF2 (n = 1.38) coats a piece of...Ch. 17 - Prob. 30PCh. 17 - A soap bubble is essentially a thin film of water...Ch. 17 - Prob. 32PCh. 17 - A helium-neon laser (= 633 nm) illuminates a...Ch. 17 - For a demonstration, a professor uses a razor...Ch. 17 - A 0.50-mm-wide slit is illuminated by light of...Ch. 17 - Prob. 36PCh. 17 - The second minimum in the diffraction pattern of a...Ch. 17 - Prob. 38PCh. 17 - A 0.50-mm-diameter hole is illuminated by light of...Ch. 17 - Light from a helium-neon laser (= 633 nm) passes...Ch. 17 - You want to photograph a circular diffraction...Ch. 17 - Prob. 42PCh. 17 - Infrared light of wavelength 2.5 m illuminates a...Ch. 17 - Prob. 44PCh. 17 - An advanced computer sends information to its...Ch. 17 - Prob. 46GPCh. 17 - Prob. 47GPCh. 17 - Prob. 48GPCh. 17 - The two most prominent wavelengths in the light...Ch. 17 - White light (400-700 nm) is incident on a 600...Ch. 17 - A miniature spectrometer used for chemical...Ch. 17 - Prob. 52GPCh. 17 - Prob. 53GPCh. 17 - The shiny surface of a CD is imprinted with...Ch. 17 - The wings of some beetles have closely spaced...Ch. 17 - Light emitted by element X passes through a...Ch. 17 - Light of a single wavelength is incident on a...Ch. 17 - A sheet of glass is coated with a 500-nm-thick...Ch. 17 - A laboratory dish, 20 cm in diameter, is half...Ch. 17 - You need to use your cell phone, which broadcasts...Ch. 17 - Prob. 61GPCh. 17 - Prob. 62GPCh. 17 - Prob. 63GPCh. 17 - Prob. 64GPCh. 17 - One day, after pulling down your window shade, you...Ch. 17 - Prob. 66GPCh. 17 - Prob. 67GPCh. 17 - In the laser range-finding experiments of Example...Ch. 17 - Prob. 69MSPPCh. 17 - Prob. 70MSPPCh. 17 - Prob. 71MSPP
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