You know that its safe to microwave plastic containers, since their molecules dont

Chapter 32, Problem 50

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You know that its safe to microwave plastic containers, since their molecules dont respond significantly to 2.4-GHz microwaves. But since youve learned about thin-film interference, you worry about enhanced microwave intensity due to multiple reflections in plastic cookware. You calculate the minimum thickness for a plastic tray with refractive index 1.3 that will cause enhanced reflection of microwaves incident normal to the plate. Are your worries assuaged?

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