A solid copper sphere of radius is maintained at in vacuum

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Problem

A solid copper sphere of radius 0.10 m0.10\,\text{m} is maintained at 800 K800\,\text{K} in vacuum. Assuming it behaves like a perfect blackbody, calculate the total power it radiates. (Take σ=5.67×10−8 W m−2 K−4\sigma = 5.67 \times 10^{-8}\,\text{W}\,\text{m}^{-2}\,\text{K}^{-4}.)

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