How many photons of wavelength $\lambda = 6600 \ nm$ must strike a totally reflecting screen per second at normal incidence so as to exert a force of $1 \ \mu N$?

  • A
    $5 \times 10^{21} \text{ photons/sec}$
  • B
    $2.5 \times 10^{21} \text{ photons/sec}$
  • C
    $10 \times 10^{21} \text{ photons/sec}$
  • D
    $5 \times 10^{19} \text{ photons/sec}$

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