Answer:
The distance from the radio station is 0.28 light years away.
Solution:
As per the question:
Distance, d = 4 ly
Frequency of the radio station, f = 854 kHz =
Power, P = 50 kW =
Now,
From the relation:
P = nhf
where
n = no. of photons/second
h = Planck's constant
f = frequency
Now,
Area of the sphere, A =
Now,
Suppose the distance from the radio station be 'r' from where the intensity of the photon is
Now,
We know that:
1 ly =
Thus