A dish antenna having a diameter of 14.0 m receives (at normal incidence) a radio signal from a distant source as shown in the figure below. The radio signal is a continuous sinusoidal wave with amplitude Emax = 0.400 μV/m. Assume the antenna absorbs all the radiation that falls on the dish. Q (a) What is the amplitude of the magnetic field in this wave? (b) What is the intensity of the radiation received by this antenna? W/m² (c) What is the power received by the antenna? (d) What force is exerted by the radio waves on the antenna? N

A dish antenna having a diameter of 14.0 m receives (at normal incidence) a radio signal from a distant source as shown in the figure below. The radio signal is a continuous sinusoidal wave with amplitude Emax = 0.400 μV/m. Assume the antenna absorbs all the radiation that falls on the dish. Q (a) What is the amplitude of the magnetic field in this wave? (b) What is the intensity of the radiation received by this antenna? W/m² (c) What is the power received by the antenna? (d) What force is exerted by the radio waves on the antenna? N

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

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Chapter24: Electromagnetic Waves

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