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Answer the following : (c) An e.m. wave exerts pressure on the surface on which it is incident. Justify.

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Solution :(c) An electromagnetic WAVE CARRIES MOMENTUM. When an e.m. wave is incident on a surface, transfer of momentum to the surface takes place. As a result of it the e.m. wave exerts a force on the surface and consequently a pressure is EXERTED by e.m. wave on the surface.


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