A star's spectrum emits more radiation with a wavelength of 700.0 nm than with any other wavelength.

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A star's spectrum emits more radiation with a wavelength of 700.0 nm than with any other wavelength.
(a) What is the surface temperature of the star?
(b) If the star's radius is 7.20 × 108 m, what power does it radiate?
(c) If the star is 9.78 ly from Earth, what will an Earth-based observer measure for this star's intensity? Stars are nearly perfect blackbodies.
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Physics

ISBN: 978-0077339685

2nd edition

Authors: Alan Giambattista, Betty Richardson, Robert Richardson

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