Multiple choice

The sun rays falling on a thin film of oil spread over a water surface breaks into different colours due to

  1. interference

  2. diffraction

  3. refraction

  4. polarization
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Explanation

Thin film interference occurs when light waves reflect off the top and bottom surfaces of a thin layer of oil, causing constructive or destructive interference for specific wavelengths, resulting in visible colors.

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