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The earth receives solar radiation at a rate of `8.2Jcm^(-2)min^(-1)` . Assuming that the sun radiates like a blackbody, Calculate the surface temperature of the sun. The angle subtended by the sun on the earth is `0.55^(@)C` and the stefan constant `sigma=5.67xx10^(-s)Wm^(-2)K^(-4)` .

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