College Physics
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Author: Paul Peter Urone, Roger Hinrichs
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Chapter 29, Problem 35PE
(a) How far away must you be from a 650-kHz radio station with power 50.0 kW for there to be only one photon per second per square meter? Assume no reflections or absorption, as if you were in deep outer space. (b) Discuss the implications for detecting intelligent life in other solar systems by detecting their radio broadcasts.
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