Except for their color, a perfectly black (absorbing) object is identical to a perfectly white (reflecting) object. If identical light falls on both of these objects, what is true about the momentum they will receive from this light?
A) The white object will receive twice as much as the black object.
B) The white object will receive four times as much as the black object.
C) The black object will receive four times as much as the white object.
D) The black object will receive twice as much as the white object.
E) They will both receive the same amount.
A
You might also like to view...
In projectile motion the horizontal component of the velocity at the top of the trajectory is
A. non-zero, and less than the initial horizontal component of the velocity. B. non-zero, and equal to the initial horizontal component of the velocity C. zero D. non-zero, and greater than the initial horizontal component of the velocity
The smallest major planet in the solar system lacks
a. a surface. b. a solid surface. c. a moon. d. a gravitational field.
The critical angle for a beam of light passing from water into air is 48.8°. This means that all light rays with an angle of incidence greater than this angle will be
A) absorbed. B) totally transmitted. C) partially reflected and partially transmitted. D) totally reflected. E) totally polarized.
When two light bulbs are connected in parallel to a battery, the electric resistance that the battery senses is
A) greater than the resistance of either bulb. B) less than the resistance of either bulb. C) none of the above