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The sun radiates energy at the rate of 6-5 x 10* Wm-² from its Surface. Assuming the sun radiates as a black body, calculate it's surface temperature. ​

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The Stefan-Boltzmann law states that the power radiated by a black body is directly proportional to the fourth power of its absolute temperature. This means that if we know the power radiated by a black body, we can calculate its temperature by solving the equation P = σ * T^4, where P is the power radiated, σ is the Stefan-Boltzmann constant (5.67 * 10^-8 W/m^2 K^4), and T is the temperature in kelvins.

In this case, the power radiated by the sun is 6.5 * 10^26 W, so we can calculate its temperature by solving the equation 6.5 * 10^26 = 5.67 * 10^-8 * T^4. This gives us T = 5750 K, which is the surface temperature of the sun.

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