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Ascientist notices that an oil slick floating on water when viewed from above has many different colors reflecting off the surface, making it look rainbow-like (an effect known as iridescence). she aims a spectrometer at a particular spot and measures the wavelength to be 750 nm (in air). the index of refraction of water is 1.33.

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Answer from: lilyella1004

a. we can say it is constructive interference

b. there is a phase shift in the air-oil interface

c. there is a phase shift in the oil-water interface

d. wavelenght in oil=625nm

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A scientist notices that an oil slick floating on water when viewed from above has many different colors reflecting off the surface, making it look rainbow-like (an effect known as iridescence). She aims a spectrometer at a particular spot and measures the wavelength to be 750 nm (in air). The index of refraction of water is 1.33.

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1. is it destructive or constructive interference?

we can say it is constructive from the parameters given

2.Is there a phase shift at the air-oil interface?

yes,because the refractive index of oil is greater than that of the air

3. is there a phase shift at the oil-water interface.

yes, because the refractive index of water is greater than that of oil

4. what is the wavelength of light in oil

refractive index of air-oil (n)=wavelength in air/wavelength in oil

1.2=750/w.oil

w. oil=625nm

refractive index is the ratio of wavelength in medium A to that of the wavelength in medium B

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