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(a) Sodium vapor light averaging 589 nm in wavelength falls on a single slit of width...

(a) Sodium vapor light averaging 589 nm in wavelength falls on a single slit of width 3.83 µm. At what angle does it produce its second minimum? (°)

(b) What is the highest-order minimum produced?

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