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Intensity of electromagnetic wave
Question

 A plane e.m. wave of wave intensity 10 W,/m2 strikes  a  small minor of area 20 cm2, held perpendicular to the
approaching wave. The radiation force on the mirror will be

Moderate
Solution

 Radiation force = momentum transferred per second by electromagnetism wave to the mirror
=2SaVAc=2×10×20×1043×108 =1.33×1010N 

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