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Chapter 34, Problem 32P
(II) A uniform thin film of alcohol (n = 1.36) lies on a flat glass plate (n = 1.56). When monochromatic light, whose wavelength can be changed, is incident normally, the reflected light is a minimum for λ = 512 nm and a maximum for λ = 635 nm. What is the minimum thickness of the film?
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