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Momentum and Radiation pressure
Question

The Sun delivers about 900 W/m2of energy to the Earth’s surface at midday time at a place. The force exerted by the radiation on a shiny roof top of dimensions 10 m × 5 m is (assume that the roof top is a perfect reflector)

Moderate
Solution

for a reflection surface force F =2IAc I is intensity here 900w/m2 and area A =10 x5 m2  and c velocity of light

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