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AP Physics 2
14.9 Thin-Film Interference
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Side view of an air wedge formed by two glass plates.
Side view of an air wedge formed by two glass plates.
Two flat glass plates of length \(L\) lie on a lab bench, touching at one end and separated at the opposite end by a thin hair of diameter \(d\) to form an air wedge. Monochromatic light of wavelength \(\lambda\) shines perpendicularly onto the top plate, producing an interference pattern with a constant spacing \(\Delta x\) between adjacent dark fringes. Which of the following expressions correctly gives the diameter \(d\) of the hair?

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