A surface of area $S$ is placed perpendicular to the direction of travel of a plane wave. The energy per unit time intercepted by the surface is $E$ when the amplitude of the wave is $A$ . The area of the surface is reduced to $\frac{1}{2} \ S$ and the amplitude of the wave is increased to $2\ A$ . What is the energy per unit time intercepted by this smaller surface?
  • A$4E$
  • B$2E$
  • C$E$
  • D$½\ E$
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