A uniform thin film of oil of refractive index n = 1.45 is floating on water of refractive index nw = 1.33. White light is incident from the air above at angle of incidence of 30 degrees, and partly reflected from the air-oil and oil-water interfaces, and interference occurs; the reflected light is analysed with a spectrometer measuring intensity vs wavelength. It is observed that the reflected intensity has a maximum at wavelength 560 nm, and the next intensity minimum is at 630 nm. Calculate the thickness of the oil film.
A uniform thin film of oil of refractive index n = 1.45 is floating on water of refractive index nw = 1.33. White light is incident from the air above at angle of incidence of 30 degrees, and partly reflected from the air-oil and oil-water interfaces, and interference occurs; the reflected light is analysed with a spectrometer measuring intensity vs wavelength. It is observed that the reflected intensity has a maximum at wavelength 560 nm, and the next intensity minimum is at 630 nm. Calculate the thickness of the oil film.
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A uniform thin film of oil of refractive index n = 1.45 is floating on water of refractive index
nw=1.33. White light is incident from the air above at angle of incidence of 30 degrees,
and partly reflected from the air-oil and oil-water interfaces, and interference occurs; the
reflected light is analysed with a spectrometer measuring intensity vs wavelength. It is
observed that the reflected intensity has a maximum at wavelength 560 nm, and the next
intensity minimum is at 630 nm.
Calculate the thickness of the oil film.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F2029e9ff-92ae-4d39-b219-1e9508720477%2F1a3c4efa-f762-40a1-aeb0-591c6efab763%2Fgwdrfrx_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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A uniform thin film of oil of refractive index n = 1.45 is floating on water of refractive index
nw=1.33. White light is incident from the air above at angle of incidence of 30 degrees,
and partly reflected from the air-oil and oil-water interfaces, and interference occurs; the
reflected light is analysed with a spectrometer measuring intensity vs wavelength. It is
observed that the reflected intensity has a maximum at wavelength 560 nm, and the next
intensity minimum is at 630 nm.
Calculate the thickness of the oil film.
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