Assuming the surface temperature of the sun to be 5700°K, use Stefan's law, (1-2), to determine the rest mass lost per second to radiation by the sun. Take the sun's diameter to be 1.4 x 109 m. (b) What fraction of the sun's rest mass is lost each year from electromagnetic radiation? Take the sun's rest mass to be 2.0 x 1030 kg.

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(a) Assuming the surface temperature of the sun to be 5700°K, use Stefan's law, (1-2), to determine the rest mass lost per second to radiation by the sun. Take the sun's diameter to be 1.4 x 109 m.

(b) What fraction of the sun's rest mass is lost each year from electromagnetic radiation? Take the sun's rest mass to be 2.0 x 1030 kg.

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