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A total of 31 bright and 31 dark Newtons rings (not counting the dark spot at the center) are observed

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A total of 31 bright and 31 dark Newton’s rings (not counting the dark spot at the center) are observed when 550-nm light falls normally on a Plano convex lens resting on a flat glass surface (Fig.24-31). How much thicker is the center than the edges?

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