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A thin film of acetone (n =1.25) coats a thick glass plate
(n = 1.50).White light is incident normal to the film. In the reflections,
fully destructive interference occurs at 600 nm and fully
constructive interference at 700 nm. Calculate the thickness of the
acetone film.
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