A Wedge-Shaped Film of Air Is Formed by Placing Two $\mu$

question 28

Multiple Choice

A wedge-shaped film of air is formed by placing two flat glass plates with one end touching each other and the other end spaced by a gold leaf. The wedge is then illuminated using a monochromatic light of wavelength 590 nm from above and the complete fringe pattern is shown. The thickness of the gold leaf is approximately

• A) 7.1 \(\mu\)m
• B) 7.4 \(\mu\)m
• C) 6.5 \(\mu\)m
• D) 6.8 \(\mu\)m
• E) 7.8 \(\mu\)m

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