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A typical 100 W incandescent light bulb emits about 3 Watts of light. How much force is exerted on a page of 8.5″x11″ white printer paper 0.
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A typical 100 W incandescent light bulb emits about 3 Watts of light. How much force is exerted on a page of 8.5″x11″ white printer paper 0.8 m away? Assume the paper reflects 80% f the light that hits it. g
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Answer: 0.0169J/s-m of force will be exerted per sec per meter displacement of the paper
Explanation:
Power p = 3W
Distance r = 0.8m
Intensity = p/4¶r^2
Intensity = 3/(4×3.142×0.8^2) = 0.373W/m2
The paper is 8.5″ by 11″
Converting to metre becomes
0.2032m by 0.2794m
Are of paper = 0.2032×0.2794 = 0.0568m2
80% of the light reflected is,
0.8×0.373 = 0.2984W/m2
Energy per sec In the reflected light is 0.2984×0.0568 = 0.0169J/s
Force = energy per sec per unit displacement of paper
= 0.0169J/s-m