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White light is incident normally on a glass plate (in air ) of thickness 500 nm and refractive index of 1.5. The wavelength (in nm ) in the visible region (400 nm 700 nm ) that is strongly reflected by the plate is:

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450
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600
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400
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500
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Solution

The correct option is B 600
For maximum intensity,

Δx=2μt=(2n1)λ2

λ=4μt2n1

=4×1.5×5002n1

=30002n1nm

substituting 1,2,3....... we get,

λ=3000nm,1000nm,600nm

So the required answer is 600 nm.

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