The intensity of electromagnetic waves from the sun is 1.4 kW/m 2 just above the earths atmosphere.
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The intensity of electromagnetic waves from the sun is 1.4 kW/m2 just above the earth’s atmosphere. Eighty percent of this reaches the surface at noon on a clear summer day. Suppose you think of your back as a 30 cm × 50 cm rectangle. How many joules of solar energy fall on your back as you work on your tan for 1.0 h?
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