A combined beam of equal amounts purple (lambda = 400 nm) and orange (lambda = 600 nm) light is incident on a thin film (n =3/2, thickness t = 100 nm) with air on both sides. Assume the extra distance traveled is just 2t (tiny incident angle). Due to interference, the reflected light appears to be ______ (a) entirely purple (b) entirely orange (c) more purple than orange (d) more orange than purple (e) equally orange and purple (both reflected perfectly) (f) equally orange and purple (both diminished, but equally)

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A combined beam of equal amounts purple (lambda = 400 nm)
and orange (lambda = 600 nm) light is incident on a thin film (n
=3/2, thickness t = 100 nm) with air on both sides. Assume the
extra distance traveled is just 2t (tiny incident angle). Due to
interference, the reflected light appears to be ______
(a) entirely purple
(b) entirely orange
(c) more purple than orange
(d) more orange than purple
(e) equally orange and purple (both reflected perfectly)
(f) equally orange and purple (both diminished, but equally)
Transcribed Image Text:A combined beam of equal amounts purple (lambda = 400 nm) and orange (lambda = 600 nm) light is incident on a thin film (n =3/2, thickness t = 100 nm) with air on both sides. Assume the extra distance traveled is just 2t (tiny incident angle). Due to interference, the reflected light appears to be ______ (a) entirely purple (b) entirely orange (c) more purple than orange (d) more orange than purple (e) equally orange and purple (both reflected perfectly) (f) equally orange and purple (both diminished, but equally)
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