Question: ( Intensity of the sun ) Problem 7 . The intensity of light from the sun that is seen at the top of earth's atmosphere

(Intensity of the sun) Problem 7. The intensity of light from the sun that is seen at the top of earth's atmosphere is 1366 W/m?. The distance between the earth and the sun is 1.5 x 1011 m. A. Find the total power output of the sun. Express your answer in W and use scientific notation (Ex. write 6.02 x 1023 as 6.02E23). B. What would the intensity be at Mercury (whose orbital radius is 0.387 times that of the Earth). Express your answer in units of W/m?.

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