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Standard XII
Physics
Optical Path Length
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A water film having a refractive index of 1.33 in air is 320 nm thick. If it is illuminated with white light at normal incidence, the light of what wavelength (in nm) will appear to be in reflected light?
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Solution
For constructive interference from a thin film,
2
μ
d
=
(
n
+
1
2
)
λ
⟹
For
n
=
1
,
λ
=
570
n
m
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