Find the angular separation between the two sodium lines

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The bright yellow sodium line in the sodium spectrum is actually a pair of closely spaced lines at 589.0 nm and 589.6 nm. You observe the sodium spectrum using a diffraction grating with a spacing of 1200nm .

A. Find the angular separation between the two sodium lines in first order.

B. Find the angular separation between the two sodium lines in second order.

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