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A light is incident normally on a thin (n = 1.33) suspended in the air. What is the minimum thicknesses that will destructively reflect light with wavelength of 560 nm?

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A light is incident normally on a thin (n = 1.33) suspended in the air. What is the minimum thicknesses that will destructively reflect light with wavelength of 560 nm? (Note: m = 1 and refractive index of air is 1.00)

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