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The average intensity of sunlight reaching the earth is 1390 W/m^2. A charge of 2.6 x 10^-8 C is placed in the path of this electromagnetic wave. (a) What is the magnitude of the maximum electric force that the charge experiences? (b) If the charge is moving at a speed of 3.7 x 10^4 m/s, what is the magnitude of the maximum magnetic force that the charge could experience?

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