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In the 25-ftSpace Simulator facility at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a bank of overhead arc lamps can produce light of intensity 2500W/m2at the floor of the facility. (This simulates the intensity of sunlight near the planet Venus.) Find the average radiation pressure (in pascals and in atmospheres) on (a) a totally absorbing section of the floor and (b) a totally reflecting section of the floor. (c) Find the average momentum density (momentum per unit volume) in the light at the floor

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a. The average radiation pressure on a totally absorbing section of the floor is 8.33×10-6Paor 8.23×10-11atm.

b. The average radiation pressure on a totally reflecting section of the floor is 16.66×10-6Paor 1.65×10-10atm.

c. The average momentum density (momentum per unit volume) in the light at the floor is2.78×10-14kg/m2⋅s.

Step by step solution

01

Define the radiation pressure prad and the average momentum density pavg.

The average force per unit area due to the wave is known as radiation pressure prad. Radiation pressure is the average divided by the absorbing area.

The formula for radiation pressure pradof the wave totally absorbed light is:

prad=IC

The formula for radiation pressure of the wave totally reflected light is:

prad=2IC

The average power momentum density pavgis defined as the intensity 1divided by the square of the speed of light I.

The formula for the average power momentum density pavgis:

pavg=Ic2

Where, I is the intensity in W/m2and c is the speed of light that is equal to .

02

Determine the radiation pressure on a totally absorbing section.

Given that, I = 2500 W/M2

Determine the radiation pressure in pascals:

Substitute the values in formulaprad=Ic

prad=25003×10-6=8.33×10-6Pa

Determine the radiation pressure in atmosphere:

prad=8.33×10-6Pa×11.103×105=8.33×10-11atm

Hence, the average radiation pressure on a totally absorbing section of the floor is 8.33×10-6Paor 8.33×10-11atm

03

Determine the radiation pressure on a totally reflecting section.

Determine the radiation pressure in pascals:

Substitute the values in formula prad=2Ic

prad=2×25003×10-6Pa

Determine the radiation pressure in atmosphere:

prad=16.66×10-6Pa×11.103×105

=16.66×10-10atm

Hence, the average radiation pressure on a totally reflecting section of the floor is =16.66×10-6Paor 16.66×10-10atm.

04

Determine average momentum density.

Substitute the values in formula Pavg=Ic2

Pavg=25003×1082=2.78×10-14kg/m2

Hence, average momentum density (momentum per unit volume) in the light at the floor is 2.78×10-14kg/m2.

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