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When light falls on a thin film, on what does the path difference between the reflected rays depend?

Correct answer D. Thickness, nature of the film and angle of incidence

Explanation

The path difference is 2nt cos r, which involves the film thickness t, its refractive index n (the nature of the film) and the angle of refraction, which depends on the angle of incidence.

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