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  1. The radiant energy from the sun, incident normally at the surface of earth is 20 k cal/m² min. What would have been the radiant energy, incident normally on the earth, if the sun had a temperature, twice of the present one?
    1. 160 k cal/m² min
    2. 40 k cal/m² min
    3. 320k cal/m² min
    4. 80 k cal/m² min
Correct Option: C

According to Stefan’s law E ∝ T4

E1
=
T14
Or,
20
=
T4
E2T24E224T4

E2 = 320 kcal/m². min.



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