The energy flux associated with solar radiation incident on the outer surface of the earth's atmosphere has been accurately measured and is known to be 1,368 W/m^2. The diameters of the sun and earth are 1.39 X 10^9 and 1.27 x 10^7 m, respectively, and the distance between the sun and the earth is 1.5 × 10^11 m. (a) What is the emissive power of the sun? (b) Approximating the sun's surface as black, what is its temperature? (c) At what wavelength is the spectral emissive power of the sun

The energy flux associated with solar radiation incident on the outer surface of the earth's atmosphere has been accurately measured and is known to be 1,368 W/m^2. The diameters of the sun and earth are 1.39 X 10^9 and 1.27 x 10^7 m, respectively, and the distance between the sun and the earth is 1.5 × 10^11 m. (a) What is the emissive power of the sun? (b) Approximating the sun's surface as black, what is its temperature? (c) At what wavelength is the spectral emissive power of the sun

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