MCQ
A very thin film in reflected white light appears:
  • A
    coloured
  • B
    white
  • black
  • D
    red

Answer

Correct option: C.
black

For very thin films the distance travelled inside the film is insignificant and so the two reflected waves are almost exactly out of phase with each other $($due to the phase change at one surface$)$; they interfere destructively and the film appears 'black'.

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