Our sun, currently a yellow dwarf, will eventually evolve to a red giant star and then to a white dwarf star as shown in the figure. Assume that the sun radiates like a blackbody. Calculate the power radiated by the RED GIANT sun if its surface temperature is 3000 K.

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Our sun, currently a yellow dwarf, will eventually evolve to a red giant star and then to a white dwarf star as shown in the figure. Assume that the sun radiates like a blackbody. Calculate the power radiated by the RED GIANT sun if its surface temperature is 3000 K.

Stefan-Boltzmann Law:
P(T) = σAT4
Sun
Yellow Dwarf
RYD
O 2.80 x 10^(29) W
O 6.99 x 10^(28) W
O 2.22 x 10^(28) W
O 6.49 x 10^(39) W
=
6.96 × 108 m
RRG
σ=
5.670x10-8 W/(m² · K4)
White Dwarf
RWD = 6 x 106 m
Red Giant
=
: 6.96 × 10¹0 m
Transcribed Image Text:Stefan-Boltzmann Law: P(T) = σAT4 Sun Yellow Dwarf RYD O 2.80 x 10^(29) W O 6.99 x 10^(28) W O 2.22 x 10^(28) W O 6.49 x 10^(39) W = 6.96 × 108 m RRG σ= 5.670x10-8 W/(m² · K4) White Dwarf RWD = 6 x 106 m Red Giant = : 6.96 × 10¹0 m
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