College Physics
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Author: ETKINA, Eugenia, Planinšič, G. (gorazd), Van Heuvelen, Alan
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Chapter 24, Problem 54P
24.7 Skills for applying the wave model of light
* Oil film on water A film of oil with refractive index 1.50 is spread on water whose refractive index is 1.33. Determine the smallest thickness of the film for which reflected green light of wavelength 520 nm interferes destructively.
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