A Soap Bubble, When Illuminated at Normal Incidence with Light

question 93

Short Answer

A soap bubble, when illuminated at normal incidence with light of 463 nm, appears to be
especially reflective. If the index of refraction of the film is 1.35, what is the minimum
thickness the soap film can be if it is surrounded by air?

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Definitions:

Uniformly Distributed

A description of a distribution where all outcomes are equally likely, the probability distribution is constant.

Probability

The quantification of the chance that an event will happen, expressed as a number ranging from 0 to 1.

Random Variable

A Random Variable is a variable whose possible values are numerical outcomes of a random phenomenon.

Normal Curve

A symmetrical, bell-shaped distribution where most occurrences take place around the mean and probabilities for values taper off as they move away from the mean.