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What is the minimum nonzero thickness of the film, so that destructive interference

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A mixture of red light (λvacuum = 661 nm) and green light (λvacuum = 551 nm) shines perpendicularly on a soap film (n = 1.41) that has air on either side. What is the minimum nonzero thickness of the film, so that destructive interference causes it to look red in reflected light?

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  1. The film would need to be 1/4 wavelength thick for destructive interference, so once th light has gone through, reflected off the far side, and come back, it would be 1/2 wavelength out of phase.

    Since you're trying to get rid of the green light, 1/4 wavelength of that is 137.75 nm.

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