The sun has a radius of 6.959 x 10° m and a surface temperature of When the sun radiates at a rate of 3.91 x 1026 W and is a perfect er the rate of energy emitted per square meter? Stefan-Boltzmann co 10-8 /s-m2 K4

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The sun has a radius of 6.959 × 108 m and a surface temperature of 5.81 x 10° K.
When the sun radiates at a rate of 3.91 x 1026 W and is a perfect emitter. What is
the rate of energy emitted per square meter? Stefan-Boltzmann constant is 5.67 x
10-8 J/s-m2 K4
a)
5.6 x 107 W/m2
b) 12.8 x 107 W/m2
c)
6.4 x 107 W/m2
25.6 x 107 W/m2
5.6 x 1017 W/m2
Transcribed Image Text:The sun has a radius of 6.959 × 108 m and a surface temperature of 5.81 x 10° K. When the sun radiates at a rate of 3.91 x 1026 W and is a perfect emitter. What is the rate of energy emitted per square meter? Stefan-Boltzmann constant is 5.67 x 10-8 J/s-m2 K4 a) 5.6 x 107 W/m2 b) 12.8 x 107 W/m2 c) 6.4 x 107 W/m2 25.6 x 107 W/m2 5.6 x 1017 W/m2
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