At high noon, the sun delivers 1150 w to each square meter of a blacktop road. if the hot asphalt loses energy only by radiation, what is its equilibrium temperature?
Stephen`s Law: P = (Sigma) · A · e · T^4 P in = P out e = 1 for blacktop; 1150 W = (Sigma) · T^4 (Sigma) = 5.669 · 10 ^(-8) W/m²K^4 T^4 = 1150 : ( 5.669 · 10^(-8) ) T^4 = 202.875 · 10^8 [tex]T = \sqrt[4]{202.857 * 10 ^{8} } [/tex] T = 3.774 · 10² = 377.4 K Answer: Equilibrium temperature is 377.4 K.