University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)
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Author: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 35, Problem 35.47P
White light reflects at normal incidence from the top and bottom surfaces of a glass plate (n = 1.52). There is air above and below the plate. Constructive interference is observed for light whose wavelength in air is 477.0 nm. What is the thickness of the plate if the next longer wavelength for which there is constructive interference is 540.6 nm?
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