Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 25 - Electromagnetic Waves - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 906: 112

Answer

$(B)\ 1920\frac{N}{C}$

Work Step by Step

We know that $E_{rms}=\sqrt{\frac{I_{avg}}{c\epsilon_{\circ}}}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $E_{rms}=\sqrt{\frac{(0.975W/cm^2\times 10^4cm^2/m^2)}{3.00\times 10^8(8.85\times 10^{-12})}}$ $E_{rms}=1920\frac{N}{C}$
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