Light of wavelength 500 nm is incident on a thin sheet of plastic film (n= 1.50 ) in air. What is the thinnest the sheet can be so that the reflected light from the surfaces undergoes constructive interference?

A)

50 nm
B)

250 nm
C)

333 nm
D)

167 nm
E)

83 nm


E

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