Chemistry in Context
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ISBN: 9780073522975
Author: American Chemical Society
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3, Problem 6Q
- a. It is estimated that 29 megajoules per square meter (MJ/m2) of energy comes to the top of our atmosphere from the Sun each day, but only 17 MJ/m2 reaches the surface. What happens to the rest?
- b. Under steady-state conditions, how much energy would leave the top of the atmosphere?
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