The filament of an electric lamp radiates energy at the rate of when its temperature is

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Problem

The filament of an electric lamp radiates energy at the rate of 5.7×104 W m−25.7\times10^{4}\,\text{W\,m}^{-2} when its temperature is 1000 K1000\,\text{K}. Using these data, determine a value for the Stefan–Boltzmann constant σ\sigma. Compare your result with the accepted value 5.67×10−8 W m−2 K−45.67\times10^{-8}\,\text{W\,m}^{-2}\,\text{K}^{-4}.

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