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(5 pts) Photon momentum

At what rate would a hydrogen atom have to absorb (visible) photons of energy directed at it from below in order to suspend it against the earth's gravity? (Assume that after absorbing each photon, the atom immediately emits it in a random direction.)



Prof. Tomas Alberto Arias
Thu Oct 12 16:53:26 EDT 1995