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A soap film of thickness t is surrounded by air and is illuminated at near normal incidence by monochromatic light wavelength `lambda` in the film. With respect to the wavelength of the monochromatic light in the film, what film thickness will produce maximum constructive interference

A

`(1)/(4) lambda`

B

`(1)/(2) lambda`

C

`1 lambda`

D

`2 lambda`

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