Preferred Label : silver film;
IUPAC definition : When viewed in reflected white light against a black background, transparent films
show the classical interference colours of thin plates which permit an estimate of
their thickness to be made. When of the order of 100 nm (1000 Å) in thickness they
appear white (silver film) and when thinner they appear gradually less intensely white,
then grey and finally black.;
Origin ID : S05672;
See also
When viewed in reflected white light against a black background, transparent films
show the classical interference colours of thin plates which permit an estimate of
their thickness to be made. When of the order of 100 nm (1000 Å) in thickness they
appear white (silver film) and when thinner they appear gradually less intensely white,
then grey and finally black.
