Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 35 - Interference - Questions - Page 1073: 12c

Answer

$2\mu L$

Work Step by Step

The path length difference is $2 \mu L$, where $\mu$ is the refractive index of the thin film. \begin{equation} Path difference = c \times t . \end{equation} Here $c$ is the speed of light and t is the time taken by ray $r_4$ to travel a distance $2L$. $t=\frac{2L}{v}$ where v is the velocity of light in the film. From equation (1) path difference \begin{equation} =c \times \frac{2L}{v} \end{equation} refractive index of film material , $\mu = \frac{c}{v} $ Therefore path difference of $r_4=2\mu L$.
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