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The earth receives on its surface radiation from the sun at the rate of 1400 W/m2.The distance of the centre of the sun from the surface of the earth is 1.5 x 1011 m and the radius of the sun is 7.0 x 108 m. Treating sun as a black body, it follows from the above data that its surface temperature is

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a

5801 K

b

106 K

c

50.1 K

d

5801oC

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

According to Stefan's law, E=σT4
Total surface area of the sun=4πRS2 .
Therefore, the total energy radiated per second by the sun per unit solid angle

          =σT4×4πRs24π=σT4Rs2

Let Res be the distance of earth from the sun. Hence, intensity of radiation of earth

l=σT4Rs2/Res2 1400=5.6×108T47.0×1081.5×10112T=5801K

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