Why does the very thin region at the top of a soap bubble sometimes appear black?

a. Because no light passes through it.
b. Because inverted light waves and non-inverted light waves reflecting from the two surfaces cancel each other.
c. Because it is too thin to reflect light.
d. Because both reflected waves are inverted or else neither is inverted.
e. Because the rest of the film creates a shadow that obscures the colors we would otherwise see.


b

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