Physics for Scientists and Engineers
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Chapter 36.5, Problem 36.3QQ

One microscope slide is placed on top of another with their left edges in contact and a human hair under the right edge of the upper slide. As a result, a wedge of air exists between the slides. An interference pattern results when monochromatic light is incident on the wedge. What is at the left edges of the slides? (a) a dark fringe (b) a bright fringe (c) impossible to determine

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Physics for Scientists and Engineers

Ch. 36 - A student holds a laser that emits light of...Ch. 36 - Coherent light rays of wavelength strike a pair...Ch. 36 - In Figure P36.10 (not to scale), let L = 1.20 m...Ch. 36 - You are working in an optical research laboratory....Ch. 36 - You are operating a new radio telescope that has...Ch. 36 - In the double-slit arrangement of Figure P36.13, d...Ch. 36 - Monochromatic light of wavelength is incident on...Ch. 36 - Prob. 15PCh. 36 - Show that the distribution of intensity in a...Ch. 36 - Green light ( = 546 nm) illuminates a pair of...Ch. 36 - Monochromatic coherent light of amplitude E0 and...Ch. 36 - A material having an index of refraction of 1.30...Ch. 36 - A soap bubble (n = 1.33) floating in air has the...Ch. 36 - A film of MgF2 (n = 1.38) having thickness 1.00 ...Ch. 36 - An oil film (n = 1.45) floating on water is...Ch. 36 - When a liquid is introduced into the air space...Ch. 36 - You are working as an expert witness for an...Ch. 36 - Astronomers observe the chromosphere of the Sun...Ch. 36 - A lens made of glass (ng = 1.52) is coated with a...Ch. 36 - Mirror M1 in Figure 36.13 is moved through a...Ch. 36 - Radio transmitter A operating at 60.0 MHz is 10.0...Ch. 36 - In an experiment similar to that of Example 36.1,...Ch. 36 - In the What If? section of Example 36.2, it was...Ch. 36 - Two coherent waves, coming from sources at...Ch. 36 - Raise your hand and hold it flat. Think of the...Ch. 36 - In a Youngs double-slit experiment using light of...Ch. 36 - Review. A flat piece of glass is held stationary...Ch. 36 - Figure P36.35 shows a radio-wave transmitter and a...Ch. 36 - Figure P36.35 shows a radio-wave transmitter and a...Ch. 36 - In a Newtons-rings experiment, a plano-convex...Ch. 36 - Measurements are made of the intensity...Ch. 36 - A plano-concave lens having index of refraction...Ch. 36 - Why is the following situation impossible? A piece...Ch. 36 - Interference fringes are produced using Lloyds...Ch. 36 - A plano-convex lens has index of refraction n. The...Ch. 36 - Prob. 43APCh. 36 - Prob. 44APCh. 36 - Astronomers observe a 60.0-MHz radio source both...Ch. 36 - Prob. 46CPCh. 36 - Our discussion of the techniques for determining...Ch. 36 - The condition for constructive interference by...Ch. 36 - Both sides of a uniform film that has index of...Ch. 36 - Slit 1 of a double-slit is wider than slit 2 so...
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