Thermal Properties of Matter - Result Question 21

21. If the radius of a star is R and it acts as a black body, what would be the temperature of the star, in which the rate of energy production is Q ?

(a) Q/4πR2σ

(b) (Q/4πR2σ)1/2

(c) (4πR2Q/σ)1/4

(d) (Q/4πR2σ)1/4

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( σ stands for Stefan’S constant)

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 21. (d)

Solution:

  1. (d) Stefan’s law for black body radiation

Q=σeAT4

T=[Qσ(4πR2)]1/4

Here e=1

A=4πR2



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