Physics 220 Prelab #11

Answer the following questions. 

1. What is the Rydberg constant?  

2. A diffraction grating produces a spectrum of hydrogen light.  The red Balmer line in that spectrum is seen at an angle of 11.3° in the first order.  If the diffraction grating has 3000 lines per cm, what is the wavelength of the red light?

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