The total electromagnetic power emitted by the sun is 3.8 × 1026 W. What is the radiation pressure on a totally absorbing satellite at the orbit of Mercury, which has an orbital radius of 5.8 × 1010 m?
(c = 3.00 × 108 m/s, ?0 = 4? × 10-7 T ? m/A, ?0 = 8.85 × 10-12 C2/N ? m2)
A) 30 µPa
B) 0.30 µPa
C) 0.030 µPa
D) 300 µPa
E) 3.0 µPa
Answer: A
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