Answer:
a) 8.33 x [tex]10^{-6}[/tex] Pa or 8.22 x [tex]10^{-11}[/tex] atm
b) 1.66 x [tex]10^{-5}[/tex] Pa or 1.63 x [tex]10^{-10}[/tex] atm
c) 2.77 x [tex]10^{-14}[/tex] kg/m^2-s
Explanation:
Intensity of light = 2500 W/m^2
area = 25 ft^2
a) average radiation pressure on a totally absorbing section of the floor[tex]Pav = \frac{I}{c}[/tex]
where I is the intensity of the light
c is the speed of light = [tex]3*10^{8} m/s[/tex]
[tex]Pav = \frac{2500}{3*10^{8} }[/tex] = 8.33 x [tex]10^{-6}[/tex] Pa
1 pa = [tex]9.87*10^{-6}[/tex]
8.33 x [tex]10^{-6}[/tex] Pa = 8.22 x [tex]10^{-11}[/tex] atm
b) average radiation for a totally radiating section of the floor
[tex]Pav = \frac{2I}{c}[/tex]
this means that the pressure for a totally radiating section is twice the average pressure of the totally absorbing section
therefore,
Pav = 2 x 8.33 x [tex]10^{-6}[/tex] = 1.66 x [tex]10^{-5}[/tex] Pa
or
Pav in atm = 2 x 8.22 x [tex]10^{-11}[/tex] = 1.63 x [tex]10^{-10}[/tex] atm
c) average momentum per unit volume is
[tex]m = \frac{I}{c^{2} }[/tex]
[tex]m = \frac{2500}{(3*10^{8}) ^{2} }[/tex] = 2.77 x [tex]10^{-14}[/tex] kg/m^2-s
