Radiation pressure: A radiometer has two square vanes (1.0 c…

Radiation pressure: A radiometer has two square vanes (1.0 cm by 1.0 cm), attached to a light horizontal cross arm, and pivoted about a vertical axis through the center, as shown in the figure. The center of each vane is 6.0 cm from the axis. One vane is silvered and it reflects all radiant energy incident upon it. The other vane is blackened and it absorbs all incident radiant energy. An electromagnetic wave with an intensity of 0.30 kW/m2 is incident normally upon the vanes. What is the radiation pressure on the blackened vane? (c = 3.00 × 108 m/s, μ0 = 4π × 10-7 T ∙ m/A, ε0 = 8.85 × 10-12 C2/N ∙ m2)

In proton-beam therapy, a high-energy beam of protons is fir…

In proton-beam therapy, a high-energy beam of protons is fired at a tumor.  As  the protons stop in the tumor, their kinetic energy breaks apart the tumor’s DNA, thus killing the tumor cells. For one patient, it is desired to deposit 0.09 J of proton energy in the tumor. To create the proton beam, protons are accelerated from rest through a 9.0×103 kV potential difference. What is the total charge of the protons that must be fired at the tumor? 

The electric field strength is 5.00×104  N/C inside a parall…

The electric field strength is 5.00×104  N/C inside a parallel-plate capacitor with a 1.60 mm  spacing. A proton is released from rest at the positive plate. What is the proton’s speed when it reaches the negative plate? (mass of proton = 1.67 x 10-27 kg, charge of an proton = 1.60 x 10-19 C)

The electric field strength is 4.60×104  N/C inside a parall…

The electric field strength is 4.60×104  N/C inside a parallel-plate capacitor with a 2.20 mm  spacing. A proton is released from rest at the positive plate. What is the proton’s speed when it reaches the negative plate? (mass of proton = 1.67 x 10-27 kg, charge of an proton = 1.60 x 10-19 C)

Radiation pressure: The total electromagnetic power emitted…

Radiation pressure: The total electromagnetic power emitted by the sun is 3.8 × 1026 W. What is the radiation pressure on a totally absorbing satellite at the orbit of Mercury, which has an orbital radius of 5.8 × 1010 m? (c = 3.00 × 108 m/s, μ0 = 4π × 10-7 T ∙ m/A, ε0 = 8.85 × 10-12 C2/N ∙ m2)