The total electromagnetic power emitted by the sun is 3.8 ×1026 W. What is the radiation pressure it exerts on the perfectly absorbing surface of a satellite near the orbit of Mercury,
which is 5.8 × 1010 m from the sun? The radiation strikes the surface of the satellite perpendicular to the surface. (c = 3.0 × 108 m/s)
30 µN/m2
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What will be an ideal response?