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Chapter 35 Problem 92

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Figure 35-55a shows two light rays that are initially in phase as they travel upward through a block of plastic, with wavelength 400 nm as measured in air. Light ray 1'1 exits directly into air. However, before light ray 1'2 exits into air, it travels through a liquid in a hollow cylinder within the plastic. Initially the height L liq of the liquid is 40.0 tim, but then the liquid begins to evaporate. Let be the phase difference between rays 1'1 and 1'2 once they both exit into the air. Figure 35-55b shows versus the liquid's height L liq until the liquid disappears, with given in terms of wavelength and the horizontal scale set by Ls = 40.00 tim. What are (a) the index of refraction of the plastic and (b) the index of refraction of the liquid?

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Title Fundamentals of Physics: 9 
Author David Halliday; Robert Resnick; Jearl Walker
ISBN 9780470556535

Figure 35-55a shows two light rays that are initially in

Chapter 35 textbook questions

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