Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 33 - Electromagnetic Waves - Problems - Page 1002: 23a

Answer

$P = 4.68\times 10^{11}~W$

Work Step by Step

We can find the mass of the sphere: $M = V~\rho$ $M = \frac{4}{3}\pi~R^3~\rho$ $M = \frac{4}{3}\pi~(2.00\times 10^{-3}~m)^3~(19,000~kg/m^3)$ $M = 6.367\times 10^{-4}~kg$ We can find the required power of the light source: $F = Mg$ $\frac{I~A}{c} = Mg$ $\frac{P~\pi~R^2}{4\pi~r^2~c} = Mg$ $P = \frac{4Mg~r^2~c}{R^2}$ $P = \frac{(4)(6.367\times 10^{-4}~kg)(9.8~m/s^2)~(0.500~m)^2~(3.0\times 10^8~m/s)}{(2.00\times 10^{-3}~m)^2}$ $P = 4.68\times 10^{11}~W$
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