EBK COLLEGE PHYSICS
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Chapter 17, Problem 58GP
A sheet of glass is coated with a 500-nm-thick layer of oil (n = 1 .42).
a. For what visible
b. For what visible wavelengths of light do the reflected waves interfere destructively?
c. What is the color of reflected light? What is the color of transmitted light?
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