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The surface temperature of the sun is `6000K`. If we consider it as a perfect black body, calculate the energy radiated away by the sun per second. Take radius of the sun `=6.92xx10^(5)km` and `sigma=5.67xx10^(-8)Jm^(-2)s^(-1)K^(-4)`

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To calculate the energy radiated away by the sun per second, we can use the Stefan-Boltzmann law, which states that the power radiated by a black body is proportional to the fourth power of its temperature. The formula is given by: \[ P = \sigma A T^4 \] where: - \( P \) is the power (energy per second) radiated, - \( \sigma \) is the Stefan-Boltzmann constant (\( 5.67 \times 10^{-8} \, \text{J m}^{-2} \text{s}^{-1} \text{K}^{-4} \)), - \( A \) is the surface area of the black body, - \( T \) is the absolute temperature in Kelvin. ### Step 1: Calculate the surface area of the sun The surface area \( A \) of a sphere is given by the formula: \[ A = 4 \pi r^2 \] Given: - Radius of the sun \( r = 6.92 \times 10^5 \, \text{km} = 6.92 \times 10^5 \times 10^3 \, \text{m} = 6.92 \times 10^8 \, \text{m} \) Now, substituting the value of \( r \): \[ A = 4 \pi (6.92 \times 10^8)^2 \] ### Step 2: Calculate \( A \) Calculating \( A \): \[ A = 4 \times 3.14 \times (6.92 \times 10^8)^2 \] \[ A = 4 \times 3.14 \times (4.796736 \times 10^{16}) \] \[ A \approx 4 \times 3.14 \times 4.796736 \times 10^{16} \] \[ A \approx 60.079 \times 10^{16} \] \[ A \approx 6.0079 \times 10^{17} \, \text{m}^2 \] ### Step 3: Calculate \( T^4 \) Now, we need to calculate \( T^4 \): Given: - \( T = 6000 \, \text{K} \) Calculating \( T^4 \): \[ T^4 = (6000)^4 = 1.296 \times 10^{15} \, \text{K}^4 \] ### Step 4: Calculate the power \( P \) Now, substituting \( A \) and \( T^4 \) into the Stefan-Boltzmann law: \[ P = \sigma A T^4 \] \[ P = (5.67 \times 10^{-8}) \times (6.0079 \times 10^{17}) \times (1.296 \times 10^{15}) \] ### Step 5: Perform the multiplication Calculating \( P \): \[ P = 5.67 \times 10^{-8} \times 6.0079 \times 10^{17} \times 1.296 \times 10^{15} \] \[ P \approx 5.67 \times 6.0079 \times 1.296 \times 10^{24} \] \[ P \approx 44.2 \times 10^{24} \] \[ P \approx 4.42 \times 10^{23} \, \text{J/s} \] ### Final Answer The energy radiated away by the sun per second is approximately: \[ P \approx 4.42 \times 10^{23} \, \text{J/s} \]
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