part c only 3.Evaluate the value of the "solar constant":a. on Mercury at perihelion.b. on Jupiter.c. Knowing that the "solar constant" at Earth is 1.39 kW/m², calculate the surfacetemperature on the surface of the Sun (Hint: use inverse square law of lightbrightness).

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Knowing that the “solar constant" at Earth is 1.39 kW/m, calculate the surface temperature on the surface of the Sun (Hint: use inverse square law of light brightness).