Compute the force exerted on the palm of your hand by the beam from a 1.0 W

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Compute the force exerted on the palm of your hand by the beam from a 1.0 W flashlight 

(a) If your hand absorbs the light and 

(b) If the light reflects from your hand. What would be the mass of a particle that exerts that same force in each case if you hold it at Earth’s surface?

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Modern Physics

ISBN: 9781429250788

6th Edition

Authors: Paul A. Tipler, Ralph Llewellyn

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