Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 33 - Electromagnetic Waves - Problems - Page 1002: 30d

Answer

$a = 3.13\times 10^3~m/s^2$

Work Step by Step

In part (c), we found that the force on the sphere is $F = 1.66\times 10^{-11}~N$ We can find the magnitude of the acceleration of the sphere: $F = ma$ $a = \frac{F}{m}$ $a = \frac{F}{V~\rho}$ $a = \frac{F}{\frac{4}{3}\pi~r^3~\rho}$ $a = \frac{(3)(1.66\times 10^{-11}~N)}{(4\pi)~(633\times 10^{-9}~m)^3~(5000~kg/m^3)}$ $a = 3.13\times 10^3~m/s^2$
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