What radiation pressure is exerted on this surface

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The avarage intensity of solar radiation that falls normally on surface just outside the earth's atmosphere is 1.4 kW/m^2.

a) What radiation pressure is exerted on this surface, assuming complete absorption?

b) How does this pressure compare with the earth's atmospheric pressure which is 10^5 N/m^2.

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