How do you calculate the diameter of the sun with the following information?
By measuring the spectrum of wavelengths of light from our sun, we know that its surface temperature is 5800 K. By measuring the rate at which we receive its energy on earth, we know that it is radiating a total of #3.92*10^26 J/s# and behaves nearly like an ideal blackbody.
By measuring the spectrum of wavelengths of light from our sun, we know that its surface temperature is 5800 K. By measuring the rate at which we receive its energy on earth, we know that it is radiating a total of
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Feb 15, 2016
I found the radius as
Explanation:
I would try using Stefan-Boltzmann law:
where:
In your case:
rearranging:
