Answer
$p_r = 4.7\times 10^{-6}~Pa$
Work Step by Step
We can use Equation (33-34) to find the radiation pressure:
$p_r = \frac{I}{c}$
$p_r = \frac{1400~W/m^2}{3.0\times 10^8~m/s}$
$p_r = 4.7\times 10^{-6}~Pa$
Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)
by Halliday, David; Resnick, Robert; Walker, Jearl
Published by
Wiley
ISBN 10:
1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13:
978-1-11823-072-5
Chapter 33 - Electromagnetic Waves - Problems - Page 1002: 28a
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