Problem 86PE Integrated Concepts Sunlight above the Earth’s atmosphere has an intensity of 1.30 kW/m2 . If this is reflected straight back from a mirror that has only a small recoil, the light’s momentum is exactly reversed, giving the mirror twice the incident momentum. (a) Calculate the force per square meter of mirror. (b) Very low mass mirrors can be constructed in the near weightlessness of space, and attached to a spaceship to sail it. Once done, the average mass per square meter of the spaceship is 0.100 kg. Find the acceleration of the spaceship if all other forces are balanced. (c) How fast is it moving 24 hours later?
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1
Introduction: The Nature of Science and Physics
2
Kinematics
3
Two-Dimensional Kinematics
4
Dynamics: Force and Newton's Laws of Motion
5
Further Applications of Newton's Laws: Friction, Drag, and Elasticity
6
Uniform Circular Motion and Gravitation
7
Work, Energy, and Energy Resources
8
Linear Momentum and Collisions
9
Statics and Torque
10
Rotational Motion and Angular Momentum
11
Fluid Statics
12
Fluid Dynamics and its Biological and Medical Applications
13
Temperature, Kinetic Theory, and the Gas Laws
14
Heat and Heat Transfer Methods
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Thermodynamics
16
Oscillatory Motion and Waves
17
Physics of Hearing
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Electric Charge and Electric Field
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Electric Potential and Electric Field
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Electric Current, Resistance, and Ohm's Law
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Circuits and DC Instruments
22
Magnetism
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Electromagnetic Induction, AC Circuits, and Electrical Technologies
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Electromagnetic Waves
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Geometric Optics
26
Vision and Optical Instruments
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Wave Optics
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Special Relativity
29
Introduction to Quantum Physics
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Atomic Physics
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Radioactivity and Nuclear Physics
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Medical Applications of Nuclear Physics
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Particle Physics
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Frontiers of Physics
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Chapter 29 Problem 52
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Problem 52PE
What is the velocity of a 0.400-kg billiard ball if its wavelength is 7.50 cm (large enough for it to interfere with other billiard balls)?
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Title
College Physics 1
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Paul Peter Urone, Roger Hinrichs
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9781938168000