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The intensity of solar radiation reaching the Earth is 1,340 W/m2 when the temperature of the Sun is 5,800 K. If the temperature of the Sun increased by 10.00%, then what would be the intensity of solar radiation reaching the earth?

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The intensity of solar radiation reaching the Earth is 1,340 W/m2 when the temperature of the Sun is 5,800 K. If the temperature of the Sun increased by 10.00%, then what would be the intensity of solar radiation reaching the earth?

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The intensity of solar radiation reaching the Earth is related to the temperature of the Sun by the Stefan-Boltzmann Law. This law states that the total energy radiated per unit surface area of a black body is directly proportional to the fourth power of the black body's temperature.

The formula for the Stefan-Boltzmann Law is:

I = σT^4

where: I is the intensity of the radiation, σ is the Stefan-Boltzmann constant (approximately 5.67 x 10^-8 W/m^2K^4), T is the temperature of the body in Kelvin.

Given that the initial intensity (I1) is 1,340 W/m^2 and the initial temperature (T1) is 5,800 K, we can calculate the new intensity (I2) when the temperature increases by 10% (T2 = 1.1 * T1).

First, calculate the new temperature:

T2 = 1.1 * T1 = 1.1 * 5,800 K = 6,380 K

Then, substitute T2 into the Stefan-Boltzmann Law to find the new intensity:

I2 = σT2^4 = 5.67 x 10^-8 W/m^2K^4 * (6,380 K)^4 = 2,042 W/m^2

So, if the temperature of the Sun increased by 10%, the intensity of solar radiation reaching the Earth would be approximately 2,042 W/m^2.

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