Show that the radiation pressure exerted by an EM wave of intensity I on a surface kept in vacuum is I/C.

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This is a short answer type question as classified in NCERT Exemplar

Pressure = force/area

Force =dp/dt

U=p.C or p= U/c

Pressure = 1 A . U C . d t

Pressure = I/C

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