The intensity of a sunspot is found to be 3 times smaller than the intensity emitted by the solar surface. What is the approximate temperature of this sunspot if the temperature of the solar surface is 5800 K?

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Answer:

4400 K approximately

Explanation:

Stefan-Boltzmann law establish that the power radiated from a black body in terms of its temperature which is proportional to [tex]T^4[/tex]

[tex]i = aT^4[/tex]  with a Stefan-Boltzmann constant

Also we know that [tex]i_{sunspot}[/tex] is three times [tex]i_{sun}[/tex]

[tex]i_{sun}=3i_{sunspot}[/tex] or [tex]\frac{i_{sun}}{i_{sunspot}} = 3[/tex]

Using the Stefan-Boltzmann we can write

[tex]\frac{i_{sun}}{i_{sunspot}} = 3 = \frac{aT_{sun}^4}{aT_{sunspot}^4}[/tex]

solving for [tex]T_{sunspot}[/tex]

[tex]T_{sunspot} = \left(\frac{T_{sun}^4}{3}\right)^{1/4}[/tex]

Replacing the value of [tex]T_{sun}[/tex] (5800 K) it is obtained that [tex]T_{sunspot}[/tex] is 4407.05

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