A transparent oil of index of refraction 1.29 spills on the surface of water n=1.33 ,producing a maximum of reflection with normally incident orange light(wavelength 600nm in air).Assume max occurs in first order,determine thickness of oil slick?
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Sep 28, 2015
I found
Explanation:
I considered that to emerge in phase (and have a max) 2 times the thickness of the slick must be equal to a whole number of wavelengths in oil:
