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The radiation emitted by a star `A` is `1000` times that of the sun. If the surface temperature of the sun and star `A` are `6000 K` and `2000 K` respectively. The ratio of the radii of the star `A` and the sun is:

A

`300 : 1`

B

`600 : 1`

C

`900 : 1`

D

`1200 : 1`

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To solve the problem, we need to find the ratio of the radii of star A and the Sun based on the given information about their emitted radiation and surface temperatures. ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understand the Stefan-Boltzmann Law**: The power radiated per unit area of a black body is given by the Stefan-Boltzmann law: \[ E = \sigma T^4 \] where \(E\) is the emissive power, \(\sigma\) is the Stefan-Boltzmann constant, and \(T\) is the temperature in Kelvin. 2. **Set up the relationship between the two stars**: Let \(E_{\text{sun}}\) be the radiation emitted by the Sun and \(E_{\text{star A}}\) be the radiation emitted by star A. According to the problem: \[ E_{\text{star A}} = 1000 \times E_{\text{sun}} \] 3. **Express the emissive powers**: Using the Stefan-Boltzmann law, we can express the emissive powers in terms of their temperatures and radii: \[ E_{\text{sun}} = \sigma T_{\text{sun}}^4 = \sigma (6000)^4 \] \[ E_{\text{star A}} = \sigma T_{\text{star A}}^4 = \sigma (2000)^4 \] 4. **Relate the emissive powers to the radii**: The total power radiated by a star is proportional to its surface area and can be expressed as: \[ E_{\text{star A}} = \frac{P_{\text{star A}}}{A_{\text{star A}}} = \frac{P_{\text{star A}}}{4\pi R_{\text{star A}}^2} \] \[ E_{\text{sun}} = \frac{P_{\text{sun}}}{4\pi R_{\text{sun}}^2} \] Therefore, we can write: \[ \frac{E_{\text{star A}}}{E_{\text{sun}}} = \frac{R_{\text{star A}}^2 T_{\text{star A}}^4}{R_{\text{sun}}^2 T_{\text{sun}}^4} \] 5. **Substituting known values**: From the problem, we know: \[ \frac{E_{\text{star A}}}{E_{\text{sun}}} = 1000 \] Substituting the temperatures: \[ 1000 = \frac{R_{\text{star A}}^2 (2000)^4}{R_{\text{sun}}^2 (6000)^4} \] 6. **Rearranging the equation**: Rearranging gives: \[ R_{\text{star A}}^2 = 1000 \cdot R_{\text{sun}}^2 \cdot \frac{(6000)^4}{(2000)^4} \] 7. **Calculating the temperature ratio**: \[ \frac{(6000)^4}{(2000)^4} = \left(\frac{6000}{2000}\right)^4 = 3^4 = 81 \] Therefore: \[ R_{\text{star A}}^2 = 1000 \cdot R_{\text{sun}}^2 \cdot 81 \] \[ R_{\text{star A}}^2 = 81000 \cdot R_{\text{sun}}^2 \] 8. **Finding the ratio of the radii**: Taking the square root of both sides: \[ \frac{R_{\text{star A}}}{R_{\text{sun}}} = \sqrt{81000} = 300 \] ### Final Answer: The ratio of the radii of star A to the Sun is: \[ \frac{R_{\text{star A}}}{R_{\text{sun}}} = 300:1 \]

To solve the problem, we need to find the ratio of the radii of star A and the Sun based on the given information about their emitted radiation and surface temperatures. ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understand the Stefan-Boltzmann Law**: The power radiated per unit area of a black body is given by the Stefan-Boltzmann law: \[ E = \sigma T^4 ...
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