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Calculate the rms electric field in the sunlight that hits Saturn, knowing that the Earth receives about 1340 W/m2 and that Saturn is 9.54 times farther away from the Sun (on average) than is the Earth.

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Calculate the rms electric field in the sunlight that hits Saturn, knowing that the Earth receives about 1340 W/m2 and that Saturn is 9.54 times farther away from the Sun (on ...

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