Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 33 - Electromagnetic Waves - Problems - Page 1002: 20b

Answer

$F = 3.5\times 10^{22}~N$

Work Step by Step

We can find the gravitational force on the Earth due to the sun: $F = \frac{G~M_s~M_E}{r^2}$ $F = \frac{(6.67\times 10^{-11}~N~m^2/kg^2)(2.0\times 10^{30}~kg)(5.98\times 10^{24}~kg)}{(1.5\times 10^{11}~m)^2}$ $F = 3.5\times 10^{22}~N$ In part (a), we found that the force on the Earth due to radiation pressure from the sun's radiation is $5.95\times 10^8~N$ We can see that the gravitational force on the Earth due to the sun is many orders of magnitude larger.
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