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A plane electromagnetic wave of wave intensity 6 W/m2strikes a small mirror area 40 cm2, held perpendicular to the approaching wave. The momentum transferred by the wave to the mirror each second will be
Options:
A .  6.4× 10−7 kg−m/s2
B .  4.8× 10−8 kg−m/s2
C .  3.2× 10−9 kg−m/s2
D .  1.6× 10−10 kg−m/s2
Answer: Option D
:
D
Momentum transferred in one second
p=2Uc=2SavAc=2×6×40×1043×108
=1.6×1010kgm/s2.

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