A thin layer of oil (n = 1.25 ) is on top of a puddle of water (n = 1.33). If normally incident 500 nm light is strongly reflected, what is the minimum thickness of the oil layer?

A)

200 nm
B)

250 nm
C)

100 nm
D)

400 nm
E)

150 nm


A

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