Momentum & Radiation Pressure
The electric field in a plane electromagnetic wave is given by
. If this wave falls normally on a perfectly reflecting surface having an area of 100 cm2. If the radiation pressure exerted by the E.M. wave on the surface during a 10 minute exposure is . Find the value of x.
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Answer: 354
- ;
- Perfect reflector: (area and time do not matter)
- So .