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The Sun radiates energy at a rate of about 4 × 1026 W.
1) At what distance from the Sun is its intensity the same as that of a 100 W light bulb 1 m away from you?
2) How does that compare to the distance between the Sun and the Earth?
3) Between which 2 planets’ orbits does this distance lie?
P = 4 X 1026 W
Intensity is defined as power per unit area
The intensity of the sun is equal to the intensity of bulb at 1 m distance
equating it to the intensity of the sun at a distance r
r = 2 X 1012 m
2) the distance between the Sun and earth is d = 150 X 109 m
r = 13.33 d
this distance is approximately 13 times more than the distance between Sun and Earth
3) The distance lies between Saturn and Uranus