At normal incidence

PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Waves · Waves

Problem

At normal incidence, white light is shone on a λ04\frac{\lambda_0}{4} thick oil film (noil=1.40n_{\text{oil}}=1.40) floating on water (nwater=1.33n_{\text{water}}=1.33) with air above. State whether the reflected light of wavelength λ0\lambda_0 appears bright or dark and briefly explain your reasoning in terms of phase changes at the two interfaces.

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