The average intensity of the solar radiation that strikes normally on a surface just outside Earth's atmosphere

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The average intensity of the solar radiation that strikes normally on a surface just outside Earth's atmosphere is 1.4kW/m2.
(a) What radiation pressure p, is exerted on this surface, assuming complete absorption?
(b) For comparison, find the ratio of p, to Earth's sea-level atmospheric pressure, which is 1.0 x 105 Pa.
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Fundamentals of Physics

ISBN: 978-0471758013

8th Extended edition

Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick

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