Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Electromagnetic Waves

Question:

Radiations of intensity 0.5 Wm-2 are striking a metal plate. The pressure on the plate is:

Options:

$0.166 \times 10^{-8} Nm^{-2}$

$0.332 \times 10^{-8} Nm^{-2}$

$0.111 \times 10^{-8} Nm^{-2}$

$0.083 \times 10^{-8} Nm^{-2}$

Correct Answer:

$0.166 \times 10^{-8} Nm^{-2}$

Explanation:

$P = \frac{I}{c}=\frac{0.5}{3 \times 10^8}=0.166 \times 10^{-8} Nm^{-2}$