A lamp delivers a luminous flux of $100 \mathrm{~W}$ to an absorber of area $\mathrm{l} \mathrm{cm}^2$. The…

A lamp delivers a luminous flux of $100 \mathrm{~W}$ to an absorber of area $\mathrm{l} \mathrm{cm}^2$. The force due to radiation pressure is
  1. $3.3 \times 10^{-4} \mathrm{~N}$
  2. $16.5 \times 10^{-7} \mathrm{~N}$
  3. $3.3 \times 10^{-6} \mathrm{~N}$
  4. $3.3 \times 10^{-7} \mathrm{~N}$

Solution

$\because$ Force $=$ Rate of change of linear momentum $ F=\frac{d p}{d t}=\frac{d}{d t}\left(\frac{v}{c}\right)=\frac{1}{c} \frac{d v}{d t} $ where, $v=$ electromagnetic wave energy. $ \begin{aligned} & F=\frac{I}{c}=\frac{100}{3 \times 10^8}=33.3 \times 10^{-8} \mathrm{~N} \\ & F=3.3 \times 10^{-7} \mathrm{~N} \end{aligned} $ $[(\because I=100$ watt, given $]$

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2019 (20 Apr Shift 2)

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