A microscopic spherical dust particle of radius 2 µmand mass 10 µg is moving in outer space at a constantspeed of 30 cm/sec. A wave of light strikes it from theopposite direction of its motion and gets absorbed.Assuming the particle decelerates uniformly to zero speedin one second, what is the average electric field amplitudein the light?

A microscopic spherical dust particle of radius 2 µmand mass 10 µg is moving in outer space at a constantspeed of 30 cm/sec. A wave of light strikes it from theopposite direction of its motion and gets absorbed.Assuming the particle decelerates uniformly to zero speedin one second, what is the average electric field amplitudein the light?

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