Oil slick floating on water-index of refraction of water

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A scientist notices that an oil slick floating on water when viewed from above has many dissimilar rainbow colors reflecting off the surface. She aims a spectrometer at a particular spot and measures the wavelength to be 750 nm (in air). The index of refraction of water is 1.33.

1. The index of refraction of the oil is 1.20.What is the minimum thickness t of the oil slick at that spot?

t =_____nm

2. Assume the oil had an index of refraction of1.50. What would the minimum thickness t be now?

t =_____nm

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