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A film of oil on a puddle in a parking lot shows a variety of
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A film of oil on a puddle in a parking lot shows a variety of bright colors in swirled patches. What can you say about the thickness of the oil film?

A
It is much less than the wavelength of visible light.

B
It is on the same order of magnitude as the wavelength of visible light.

C
It is much greater than the wavelength of visible light.

D
It might have any relationship to the wavelength of visible light.

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If the thickness of the oil film were smaller than half of the wavelengths of visible light, no colors would appear. If the thickness of the oil film were much larger, the colors would overlap to mix to white or gray.
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A film of oil on a puddle in a parking lot shows a variety of bright colors in swirled patches. What can you say about the thickness of the oil film?
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