Optics Question 858
Question: A plane wave of monochromatic light falls normally on a uniform thin layer of oil which covers a glass plate. The wavelength of source can be varies continuously. Complete destructive interference is observed for and and for no other wavelength in between. If of oil is 1.3 and that of glass is 1.5, the thickness of the film will be
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
[a] In this case, both the rays suffere a phase change of
and the conditions for destructive interference is
and
and