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Two square reflectors, each 1.50 cm on a side and of mass 4.00 g, are located at opposite ends of a thin, extremely light, 1.00-m rod that can rotate without friction and in vacuum about an axle perpendicular to it through its centre (Fig. P32.39). These reflectors are small enough to be treated as point masses in moment-of-inertia calculations. Both reflectors are illuminated on one face by a sinusoidal light wave having an electric field of amplitude 1.25 N/C that falls uniformly on both surfaces and always strikes them perpendicular to the plane of their surfaces. One reflector is covered with a perfectly absorbing coating, and the other is covered with a perfectly reflecting coating. What is the angular acceleration of this device?

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The angular acceleration of the two square reflectors located at opposite end of a light is3.89×10-13rad/s2

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STEP 1 Calculate the average intensity of a plane wave

The average intensity of a plane wave islavg=Emax22μ0cEmaxis electric field amplitude,μ0is relative permeability in free space, c is speed of light.

02

Calculate the average intensity, force, and area of square reflector

The average intensity of a plane wave islavg=Emax22μ0cEmax.Substitute the values we have

lavg=1.2524π×10-73×108=2.702×10-3W/m

To calculate the force,F=lavgAc.Substitute the values we get,

F=2.072×10-3W/m22.25×10-4m23×108=1.554×10-15N

To calculate the area of a square reflector isA=a2

A=1.5×10-2m2=2.25×10-4m2

03

Calculate the inertia and the angular acceleration

The inertia for the square wave is, I = Inertia of absorbing side + Inertia of reflecting side

l=m(L2)2+m(L2)2=mL22

Substitute the values we get,

l=4×10-412=2×10-3kg.m2

To calculate the net torque using Newton's second law, Ï„net=FL2The net torque is also represented as Ï„net=α±ôwhere, αis angular acceleration, l is the inertia. Compare the equations we have,FL2=α±ô

α±ô=FL2lSubstitute the values we get,

α=1.554×10-15N1m22×10-3kgm2=3.89×10-13rad/s2

Therefore, the angular acceleration of the two square reflectors located at opposite end of a light is3.89×10-13rad/s2

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