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Estimate the average temperature on Pluto, treating the dwarf planet as a black body whose great distance from the Sun means that it receives energy from the Sun at the rate of only $0.876 \mathrm{W} / \mathrm{m}^{2}.$
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The equation is given by: \[P = e \sigma A T^{4}\] where \(P\) is the power, \(e\) is the emissivity, \(\sigma\) is the Stefan-Boltzmann constant, \(A\) is the surface area, and \(T\) is the temperature. Show more…
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