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Green light has a wavelength of 500nm. What is the minimumthickness of a soap film (suspended in air) for which this filmwill appear green?

My professor has 2d= lambda/2 d= lambda/4= 500/4= 125nm

What I am confused about is why he used 2d=lambda/2. How do I knowto use a constructive equation vs. a destructive one. lambda,2lambda, 3lambda [or] lambda/2, lambda3/2, lambda5/2.

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Physics: Principles with Applications
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(sound wave in air OR
light wave)
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(sound wave in air Or
light wave)

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Which has the lower frequency?

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