Question: Kerosine ( n 1 = 1 . 2 0 ) has been leaked into the Persian Gulf, creating a large slick on top of the

Kerosine (n1=1.20) has been leaked into the Persian Gulf, creating a large slick on top
of the water (n2=1.30).
a) If you are looking straight down from an airplane, while the Sun is overhead, at a region of the
slick where its thickness is 460 nm, for which wavelength(s) of visible light is the reflection
brightest because of constructive interference?
b) If you are scuba diving directly under this same region of the slick, for which wavelength(s) of
visible light is the transmitted intensity strongest (i.e. the reflection is minimal)?

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