JIPMER 2011
- Exam
- JIPMER
- Year
- 2011
- Subject
- Physics
- Chapter
- Thermal Properties of Matter
JIPMER 2011 · Physics · Thermal Properties of Matter
The temperature of the sun can be found out by using
The temperature of the sun can be found out by using
Options
- AWien's displacement law
- BKepler's law of motion
- CStefan's Boltzmann law
- DPlanck's law
Correct answer
C. Stefan's Boltzmann law
Step-by-step solution
We know solar constant (heat flux falling on the earth),
Let be the energy emitted by the sun per second per unit area. Then, the total energy emitted by the sun is one second . This energy is falling on a sphere of radius equal to the radius of the Earth's orbit around the sun i.e., on a sphere of surface area .
Energy falling per unit area
Using Stefan Boltzman's law: