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If the temperature of the sun were to increase from to and its radius from to , the ratio of radiant energy received on earth to what it was previously, will be
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From Stefan law, the energy radiated by sun is given by. , assuming e = 1 for sun.
In Ist case,
In 2nd case,
The rate at which energy is received by earth is,
where AE = area of earth
RSE = distance between sun and earth
So, In Ist case,
In Ist case,
In 2nd case,
The rate at which energy is received by earth is,
where AE = area of earth
RSE = distance between sun and earth
So, In Ist case,
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