A glow-worm of mass 5.0 g emits red light (650 nm) with a power of 0.1 W entirely in the backward direction. To what speed will it have accelerated after 10 years if released into free space and assumed to live? hint: worm momentum - =photon momentum. Answer: 21 m/s
A glow-worm of mass 5.0 g emits red light (650 nm) with a power of 0.1 W entirely in the backward direction. To what speed will it have accelerated after 10 years if released into free space and assumed to live? hint: worm momentum - =photon momentum. Answer: 21 m/s
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![2. A glow-worm of mass 50 g emits red light (650 nm) with a power of 0.1 W entirely in the backward direction. To what speed will it have accelerated after 10 years if released into free space and assumed to live?
Hint: worm momentum = photon momentum.
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Transcribed Image Text:2. A glow-worm of mass 50 g emits red light (650 nm) with a power of 0.1 W entirely in the backward direction. To what speed will it have accelerated after 10 years if released into free space and assumed to live?
Hint: worm momentum = photon momentum.
Answer: 21 m/s
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