Essential University Physics: Volume 2 (3rd Edition)
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Chapter 32.4, Problem 32.4GI
If you photographed the soap film in Fig. 32.14 with a camera that’s sensitive to both visible and infrared light, would the dark region at the top appear (a) smaller or (b) larger?
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