// Scilab Code Ex2.23:: Page-2.19 (2009) clc; clear; t = 2.1e-03; // Thickness of the glass sheet, cm lambda = 5400e-008; // Wavelength of light used, cm n = 11; // Order of interference fringes // As path difference, (mu - 1)*t = n*lambda mu = n*lambda/t + 1; // Refractive index of the glass sheet printf("\nThe refractive index of the glass sheet = %4.2f", mu); // Result // The refractive index of the glass sheet= 1.28