// Scilab Code Ex2.46:: Page-2.33(2009) clc; clear; V = 0.58e-006; // Volume of oil, metre cube A = 2.5; // Area of water surface, metre square t = V/A; // Thickness of film, m r = 0; // Angle of refraction for normal incidence, degrees n = 1; // Order of interference for minimum thickness lambda = 4700e-010; // Wavelength of light used, m // For dark fringe in reflected pattern, // 2*mu*t*cosd(r) = n*lambda, solving for mu mu = n*lambda/(2*t*cosd(r)); // Refractive index of oil printf("\nThe refractive index of oil = %5.3f", mu); // Result // The refractive index of oil = 1.013