Taking the sun as a black body with a radius of 6.92 x 108 m having a maximum intensity of emission at a wavelength of 0.5 μm, estimate the sun's surface temperature and emissive power. If the distance between the earth and the sun is 1.5 x 10¹¹ m, estimate the solar energy radiation flux at the earth's surface. 2 1 36W/m²

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Taking the sun as a black body with a radius of 6.92 x 108 m having a maximum intensity of
emission at a wavelength of 0.5 μm, estimate the sun's surface temperature and emissive
power. If the distance between the earth and the sun is 1.5 x 10¹¹ m, estimate the solar energy
radiation flux at the earth's surface.
a. 1.36W/m2
O b. 1.36KW/m²
O c. 63.99W/m²
O d. 63.99 KW/m²
Transcribed Image Text:Taking the sun as a black body with a radius of 6.92 x 108 m having a maximum intensity of emission at a wavelength of 0.5 μm, estimate the sun's surface temperature and emissive power. If the distance between the earth and the sun is 1.5 x 10¹¹ m, estimate the solar energy radiation flux at the earth's surface. a. 1.36W/m2 O b. 1.36KW/m² O c. 63.99W/m² O d. 63.99 KW/m²
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