What wavelength ? should the astrophysicist look for to detect a transition of an electron from the n=7 to the n=3 level?
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Answer:
83.2 W/m^2
Explanation:
The radiation per unit area of a star is directly proportional to the power emitted, which is given by Stefan-Boltzmann law:
where
is the Stefan-Boltzmann constant
A is the surface area
T is the surface temperature
So, we see that the radiation per unit area is proportional to the fourth power of the temperature:
So in our problem we can write:
where
is the power per unit area of the present sun
is the temperature of the sun
is the power per unit area of sun X
is the temperature of sun X
Solving for I2, we find