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A beam of light with intensity 10-3 N m-2 and cross sectional area 20 cm2 is incident on a fully reflective surface at angle 45°. Then the force exerted by the beam on the surface is
PhysicsDual Nature of MatterAP EAMCETAP EAMCET 2022 (04 Jul Shift 1)
Options:
  • A 2.3×10-15 N
  • B 1.33×10-14 N
  • C 6.67×10-15 N
  • D 9.4×10-15 N
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 9.4×10-15 N

Force exerted by the beam on the surface is given by F=pt=2IAcosθc

Given here: I=10-3 N m-2, A=20 cm2 and θ=45°.

Putting the values, we get

F=2×10-3×20×10-4×cos45°3×108=9.4×10-15 N

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