A perfectly reflecting flat mirror is uniformly illuminated by light striking it perpendicularly. The area of the mirror is 2.43 m2and the light exerts a force of 1.03 μN on it. Calculate the intensity ? of the light. ?=???

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A perfectly reflecting flat mirror is uniformly illuminated by light striking it perpendicularly. The area of the mirror is 2.43 m2and the light exerts a force of 1.03 μN on it. Calculate the intensity ? of the light.
?=???
 
 
A perfectly reflecting flat mirror is uniformly illuminated by light striking it perpendicularly. The area of the mirror is 2.43 m?
and the light exerts a force of 1.03 µN on it. Calculate the intensity I of the light.
1 =
W/m?
* TOOLS
x10
Transcribed Image Text:A perfectly reflecting flat mirror is uniformly illuminated by light striking it perpendicularly. The area of the mirror is 2.43 m? and the light exerts a force of 1.03 µN on it. Calculate the intensity I of the light. 1 = W/m? * TOOLS x10
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