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11) A single unpolarized photon of 539nm light strikes a perfectly absorbing surface. How much momentum does the surface gain
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Momentum trnasfered

P= 2E/c = 2* hc/ \lambda c

P= 2h/\lambda

P= 2* 6.625*10-34/ 539 *10-9

P=2.458*10-27 kg m/s

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