A soap bubble is essentially a very thin film of water 1n

Chapter 17, Problem 17.99

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A soap bubble is essentially a very thin film of water 1n = 1.332 surrounded by air. The colors that you see in soap bubbles are produced by interference. a. Derive an expression for the wavelengths lC for which constructive interference causes a strong reflection from a soap bubble of thickness d. Hint: Think about the reflection phase shifts at both boundaries. b. What visible wavelengths of light are strongly reflected from a 390-nm-thick soap bubble? What color would such a soap bubble appear to be?

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