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Consider a deep-space probe constructed as 1 m diameter polished aluminum sphere. Estimate the equilibrium temperature that the probe reaches if the solar energy received is 300 W/m2. For solar radiation, absorptivity of aluminum is 0.3 and the average emissivity appropriate for aluminum at low temperature is 0.04 |
A. | 415.67 K |
B. | 315.67 K |
C. | 215.67 K |
D. | 115.67 K |
Answer» C. 215.67 K | |