University Physics with Modern Physics, Volume 2 (Chs. 21-37); Mastering Physics with Pearson eText -- ValuePack Access Card (14th Edition)
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Chapter 36, Problem 36.16DQ
One sometimes sees rows of evenly spaced radio antenna towers. A student remarked that these act like diffraction gratings. What did she mean? Why would one want them to act like a diffraction grating?
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Electromagnetic wave of unknown wavelength passes through the slit of width a =3.79 µm and
the first minimum is detected at angular position 0 =6.82°.
What is the wavelength of the electromagnetic wave?
Provide your answer in nanometers, round it to one decimal place.
#2: The ideal size (most efficient) for a broadcast antenna with one end on the ground is one-fourth the wavelength (λ/4) of the EM wave being sent out. If a new radio station has such an antenna that is 50.0m high, what frequency does it boradcast most efficiently? Is this in the AM or FM band. This analogous to what phenomenom encountered in our study of sound wave? (Note: AM band ranges from 540 to 1600 kHz, and FM band is between 88 to 108 MHz)
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University Physics with Modern Physics, Volume 2 (Chs. 21-37); Mastering Physics with Pearson eText -- ValuePack Access Card (14th Edition)
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