White light is shining on the surface of a soap bubble, which has the same index of refraction as water. Find the minimum thickness, in nanometers, of a soap bubble which appears red (a wavelength of 725 nm) when the light is perpendicular to its surface.

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Answer:

The minimum thickness is  [tex]t = 1.363 *10^{-7} \ m[/tex]

Explanation:

From the question we are told that

   The  index of refraction of the bubble is  [tex]n = 1.33[/tex] =  index of refraction of water

    The wavelength is  [tex]\lambda =725nm = 725 *10^{-9} \ m[/tex]

Generally the condition for constructive interference is  mathematically represented as

       [tex]2 * t = [m + \frac{1}{2} ] * \frac{\lambda }{n}[/tex]

Now t is the thickness and at minimum t,   m(order of maximum ) = 0  

So

    [tex]2 * t = [0 + \frac{1}{2} ] * \frac{ 725 *10^{-9} }{ 1.33}[/tex]

=>    [tex]t = 1.363 *10^{-7} \ m[/tex]