The intensity of electromagnetic radiation from the sun reaching the earth's upper atmosphere is 1.37 kW/m 3

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The intensity of electromagnetic radiation from the sun reaching the earth's upper atmosphere is 1.37 kW/m3. Assuming an average wavelength of 680 nm for this radiation, find the number of photons per second that strike a 1.00 m2 solar panel directly facing the sun on an orbiting satellite.

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College Physics A Strategic Approach

ISBN: 9780321595492

2nd Edition

Authors: Randall D. Knight, Brian Jones, Stuart Field

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