Question

Optical tweezers use light from a laser to move single atoms and molecules around. Suppose the intensity of light from the tweezers is 1000 W/m2, the same as the intensity of sunlight at the surface of the Earth. (a) What is the pressure on an atom if light from the tweezers is totally absorbed

Answer 1

a= 4.4×10 m/s^2

Step-by-step explanation:

pressure P = E/c

Where, E = 100 W/m^2 intensity of light

c= speed of light = 3×10^8 m/s

P = 1000/ 3×10^8

P = 3.33×10^(-6) Pa

Force F = P×A

• P is the pressure and c= speed of light

F = 3.33×10^{-6}×6.65×10(-29)

= 2.22×10^{-6}

acceleration a = F/m = 2.22×10^{-6}/ 5.10×10^{-27}

a= 4.4×10 m/s^2