Author Question: Light of wavelength 425.0 nm in air falls at normal incidence on an oil film that is 850.0 nm thick. ... (Read 32 times)

laurencescou · **on:** Jul 29, 2018

Light of wavelength 425.0 nm in air falls at normal incidence on an oil film that is 850.0 nm thick. The oil is floating on a water layer 15 cm thick.

The refractive index of water is 1.33, and that of the oil is 1.40. You want to add oil so that light reflected off of the top of the oil film will be canceled. What is the minimum distance that you should INCREASE the oil film?
A) 121 nm B) 152 nm C) 75.9 nm D) 106 nm E) 60.7 nm

Question 2

An FM radio station broadcasts at 96.7 MHz. What is the wavelength associated with this broadcast?

A)

3.1 m
B)

0.32 m
C)

2.9 1014 m
D)

2.9 1016 m
E)

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