Awedge-shaped film of air is made by placing a small slip

Chapter , Problem 24

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Awedge-shaped film of air is made by placing a small slip of paper between the edges of two flat plates of glass. Light that has a wavelength of is incident normally on the glass plates, and interference fringes are observed by reflection. (a) Is the first fringe near the point of contact of the plates dark or bright? Why? (b) If there are five dark fringes per centimeter, what is the angle of the wedge?

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