If the intensity of sunlight measured at the Earth's surface is 1400 W/m² , what is the surface temperature of the Sun? Treat the Sun like a true blackbody. Note that the distance from the Earth to the Sun is 1.5 x 10¹¹ m and the radius of the Sun is 696 million meters.

3686

5819 K

5777 K

6.5 × 10⁷ K

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If the intensity of sunlight measured at the Earth's surface is 1400 W/m2 , what is the surface temperature of the Sun? Treat the Sun like a true blackbody. Note that the distance from the Earth to the Sun is 1.5 x 1011 m and the radius of the Sun is 696 million meters.