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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?
2 Answers
- 6 years agoFavorite Answer
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
- Steve4PhysicsLv 76 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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