The intensity of the Suns light in the vicinity of Earth

Chapter 37, Problem 37.87

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The intensity of the Suns light in the vicinity of Earth isabout 1350 W/m2. Imagine a spacecraft with a mirroredsquare sail of dimension 1.0 km. Estimate how much thrust(in newtons) this craft will experience due to collisions withthe Suns photons. [Hint: Assume the photons bounceperpendicularly off the sail with no change in the magnitudeof their momentum.]

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