At one location on the Earth, the rms value of the magnetic field caused by sola

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At one location on the Earth, the rms value of the magnetic field caused by solar radiation is 1.90 µT.

(a) Calculate the rms electric field due to solar radiation.
570 V/m

(b) Calculate the average energy density of the solar component of electromagnetic radiation at this location.
  
Your response differs from the correct answer by more than 10%. Double check your calculations. µJ/m3

(c) Calculate the average magnitude of the Poynting vector for the Sun's radiation.
W/m2

(d) Assuming that the average magnitude of the Poynting vector for solar radiation at the surface of the Earth is Sav = 1000 W/m2, compare your result in part (c) with this value.

I got part a correct

Explanation / Answer

A) E = c*B= 3*10^8*1.9*10^-6 = 570 V/m

B) energy density is u = 0.5*eo*E^2 = 0.5*8.85*10^-12*570^2 = 1.43*10^-6 J/m^3 = 1.43 uJ/m^3

C) magnitude of poynting vector is S = (E*B)/mu_o) = (570*1.9*10^-6)/(4*3.142*10^-7) = 861.7 W/m^2

D) By comparing Solar radiation at the surface of earth is greater than that of poynting vector at the given point

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