What is the force exerted on a mirror of area $40 \, cm^2$ when an $EM$ wave of intensity $6 \, W/m^2$ is incident on it?

  • A
    $6.4 \times 10^{-7} \, N$
  • B
    $4.8 \times 10^{-8} \, N$
  • C
    $3.2 \times 10^{-9} \, N$
  • D
    $1.6 \times 10^{-10} \, N$

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