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? asked in Science & MathematicsPhysics · 6 years ago

I get 1.44 as my answer but that is wrong. how do i solve this one?

How many days does it take for a perfect blackbody cube (0.012 m on a side, at 90.0° C) to radiate the same amount of energy that a 100 W lightbulb uses in one hour?

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  • 6 years ago
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    First off you need to determine the amount of energy that a lightbulb emits in an hour.

    100 W = 100 J/s

    Therefore in one hour the lightbulb uses 60 x 60 x 100 = 360000 J

    Now we need to calculate the power of the radiation of the blackbody

    Power = A x sigma x T^4

    calculate total surface area

    6 x 0.012^2 = 0.000864 m^2

    convert Temp from Celsius to Kelvin

    90 = 363 K

    Sigma = stefan boltzmann's constant = 5.67 x 10^-8

    Plug it all into original equation for blackbody including energy from lightbulb

    Remember Power = Energy/time

    360000 = 0.000864 x (5.67 x 10^-8) x (363)^4 x time

    360000 / (0.000864 x 5.67 x 10^-8 x 363^4) = time

    time = 423232.6847 seconds

    time in days = Answer / (24 x 60 x 60)

    time in days = 4.90 (3 s.f.) days

  • 6 years ago

    Same method as in the link.

    Note area A = 6 x 0.012² m²

    Energy produced by 100W bulb in 1 hour = 100 x 60 x 60 J

    If you don't get the right answer, post your detailed working for checking.

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