A thin film of cooking oil (n=1.43) is spread on a puddle of water (n=1.33). What is the minimum thickness Dmin of the oil that will strongly reflect blue light having a wavelength in air of 481 nm, at normal incidence? Dmin = nm What are the next three thicknesses that will also strongly reflect blue light of the same wavelength, at normal incidence?

A thin film of cooking oil (n=1.43) is spread on a puddle of water (n=1.33). What is the minimum thickness Dmin of the oil that will strongly reflect blue light having a wavelength in air of 481 nm, at normal incidence? Dmin = nm What are the next three thicknesses that will also strongly reflect blue light of the same wavelength, at normal incidence?

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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