1 dp S av 2500 W m 2

32.22: a) Absorbed light: p rad     8.33  10 6 Pa.

A dt c 3.0  10 8 m s
8.33  10 6 Pa
 p rad   8.23  10 11 atm.
1.013  10 5 Pa atm
1 dp 2 S av 2(2500 W m 2 )
b) Reflecting light: p rad     1.67  10 5 Pa.
A dt c 3.0  10 m s
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1.67  10 5 Pa
 p rad   1.65  10 10 atm. The factor of 2 arises because the
1.013  10 Pa atm
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momentum vector totally reverses direction upon reflection. Thus the change in
momentum is twice the original momentum.
dp S 2500 W m 2
c) The momentum density  av2   2.78  10 14 kg m 2  s.
dV c (3.0  10 m s)
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