An oil tanker spills a large amount of oil (n = 1.45) intothe sea (n = 1.33).

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An oil tanker spills a large amount of oil (n = 1.45) intothe sea (n = 1.33).
(a) If you look down onto the oil spill from overhead, what predominant wavelength of light do you see at a point where the oil is 380 DIn thick? What color is the light?
(b) In the water under the slick, what visible wavelength (as measured in air) is predominant in the transmitted light at the same place in the slick as in part (a)?
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Fundamentals of biochemistry Life at the Molecular Level

ISBN: 978-0470547847

4th edition

Authors: Donald Voet, Judith G. Voet, Charlotte W. Pratt

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