Red light of wavelength $625 \, nm$ is incident normally on an optical diffraction grating with $2 \times 10^{5} \, \text{lines}/m$. Including the central principal maxima, how many maxima may be observed on a screen which is far from the grating?

  • A
    $15$
  • B
    $17$
  • C
    $8$
  • D
    $16$

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