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NASA is giving serious consideration to the concept of solar sailing. A solar sailcraft uses a large, low- mass sail and the energy and momentum of sunlight for propulsion. Should the sail be absorbing or reflective? Why?
a. The sail should be reflective because in this case the momentum transferred to the sail per unit area per unit time is smaller than for absorbing sail, therefore the radiation pressure is larger for the reflective sail
b. The sail should be absorbing because in this case the momentum transferred to the sail per unit area per unit time is larger than for reflective sail, therefore the radiation pressure is larger for the absorbing sail
c. The sail should be absorbing because in this case the momentum transferred to the sail per unit area per unit time is smaller than for reflective sail, therefore the radiation pressure is larger for the absorbing sail.
d. The sail should be reflective because in this case the momentum transferred to the sail per unit area per unit time is larger than for absorbing sail, therefore the radiation pressure is larger for the reflective sail

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