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A naval engineer is testing an nonreflective coating for submarines that would help them avoid detection by producing destructiv

e interference for sonar waves that have a frequency of 512 Hz and travel at 1390 m/s. If there is a phase change for waves reflected from both the top and bottom surfaces of the coating, what is the minimum thickness of the coating? For sonar waves let nwater=1.00 and ncoating=13.5. Express your answer to three significant figures and include appropriate units.

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borishaifa [10]4 years ago

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Answer:

5 cm .

Explanation:

Wave length of sonar waves λ = 1390 / 512

= 2.715 m

For waves getting reflected from both layers of the coating , undergoing phase reversal , net change will be zero .

For destructive interference

path diff = ( 2n+1) λ / 2

2μt = ( 2n+1) λ / 2

2 x 13.5 x t = ( 2n+1) λ / 2

for minimum thickness

n = 0

2 x 13.5 x t = λ / 2

2 x 13.5 x t = λ / 2

t = λ / (2 x 27)

= 2.715 / 2 x 27

= .05 m

5 cm .

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