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On a rainy day, small oil films on water show brilliant colours. This is due to

  • A.Dispersion
  • B.Interference
  • C.Diffraction
  • D.Polarization

Answer: B

This is due to interference.

Light reflected from the top of the oil film and light reflected from the oil-water boundary travel different distances and interfere. The path difference depends on the film's thickness and on the wavelength, so different colours reinforce at different thicknesses, giving the shifting bands.

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