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Standard XII
Physics
The Photon Model
A beam of whi...
Question
A beam of white light is incident normally on a plane surface absorbing 70% of the light and reflecting the rest. If the incident beam carries 10 W of power, find the force exerted by it on the surface.
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Solution
Power of the incident beam, P = 10 watt
Relation between wavelength
λ
and momentum (p):
λ
=
h
p
,
w
here
h
is
P
lanck
'
s
constant
⇒
p
=
h
λ
On
dividing
both
side
s
by
t
,
we
get
:
p
t
=
h
λ
t
.
.
.
1
Energy,
E
=
h
c
λ
⇒
E
t
=
h
c
λ
t
Let P be the power. Then,
P
=
E
t
=
h
c
λ
t
P
=
p
c
t
[
U
sing
equation
1
]
⇒
P
c
=
p
t
F
orce
,
F
=
p
t
=
P
c
Since
F
=
M
omentum
T
ime
Force
,
F
=
7
10
(
absorbed
)
+
2
×
3
10
(
reflected
)
F
=
7
10
×
P
c
+
2
×
3
10
×
P
c
F
=
7
10
×
10
3
×
10
8
+
2
×
3
10
×
10
3
×
10
8
F
=
13
3
×
10
-
8
=
4
.
33
×
10
-
8
N
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