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14.9 Thin-Film Interference
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Light reflecting from a thin film of gasoline on water.
Light reflecting from a thin film of gasoline on water.
A thin layer of gasoline with index of refraction \(n_g = 1.40\) floats on top of water with index of refraction \(n_w = 1.33\). Monochromatic blue light of wavelength \(\lambda\) in air shines nearly perpendicular to the surface of the gasoline film. The indices of refraction satisfy \(1.00 < n_w < n_g\). What is the minimum non-zero thickness \(t\) of the gasoline film that will produce constructive interference for the reflected light?

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