The Sun generates spherical waves of light.  If you determine the peak electric field of the sunlight waves to be E  a distance r from the Sun, what is the peak electric field a distance of 2r from the Sun?

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The Sun generates spherical waves of light.  If you determine the peak electric field of the sunlight waves to be E  a distance r from the Sun, what is the peak electric field a distance of 2r from the Sun?
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Transcribed Image Text:- √√2 H|N E E E E
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