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Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 24, Problem 1OQ
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The reason of swirls of colour when a thin layer of oil lies on top of water or wet pavement or on the soap bubble
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The reason of swirls of colour when a thin layer of oil lies on top of water or wet pavement or on the soap bubble is the constructive interference.
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Light waves get reflected from the top and bottom surfaces of the thin oil or soap film which add up constructively for integral multiple of wavelength of lightforming colours.
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