A disabled tanker leaks kerosene (n = 1.20) into the Persian Gulf, creating a large slick on top of the water (n = 1.30). (a) If you are looking straight down from an airplane, while the Sun is overhead, at aregion of the slick where its thickness is 465 nm, for which wavelength(s) of visible light is the reflection brightest because of constructive interference? (b) If you are scuba diving directly under this same region of the slick, for which wavelength(s) of visible light is the transmitted intensity strongest? (a) Number Units (b) Number Units

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**Problem Statement:**

A disabled tanker leaks kerosene \((n = 1.20)\) into the Persian Gulf, creating a large slick on top of the water \((n = 1.30)\).

**Questions:**

(a) If you are looking straight down from an airplane, while the Sun is overhead, at a region of the slick where its thickness is \(465 \, \text{nm}\), for which wavelength(s) of visible light is the reflection brightest because of constructive interference?

(b) If you are scuba diving directly under this same region of the slick, for which wavelength(s) of visible light is the transmitted intensity strongest?

**Input Fields:**

- **(a) Wavelength for Constructive Interference:**
  - *Input Number*: [Input box]
  - *Units*: [Dropdown menu]

- **(b) Wavelength for Strongest Transmission:**
  - *Input Number*: [Input box]
  - *Units*: [Dropdown menu]
Transcribed Image Text:**Problem Statement:** A disabled tanker leaks kerosene \((n = 1.20)\) into the Persian Gulf, creating a large slick on top of the water \((n = 1.30)\). **Questions:** (a) If you are looking straight down from an airplane, while the Sun is overhead, at a region of the slick where its thickness is \(465 \, \text{nm}\), for which wavelength(s) of visible light is the reflection brightest because of constructive interference? (b) If you are scuba diving directly under this same region of the slick, for which wavelength(s) of visible light is the transmitted intensity strongest? **Input Fields:** - **(a) Wavelength for Constructive Interference:** - *Input Number*: [Input box] - *Units*: [Dropdown menu] - **(b) Wavelength for Strongest Transmission:** - *Input Number*: [Input box] - *Units*: [Dropdown menu]
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