The energy flux of sunlight reaching the surface of the earth is 1.388 × 10^3 W/m^2.

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The energy flux of sunlight reaching the surface of the earth is 1.388 × 103 W/m2. How many photons (nearly) per square metre are incident on the Earth per second? Assume that the photons in the sunlight have an average wavelength of 550 nm.

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answered Jan 8, 2018 by mdsamim (213,225 points) 5 10 15
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Energy flux of sunlight reaching the surface of earth, Φ = 1.388 × 103 W/m2
Hence, power of sunlight per square metre, P = 1.388 × 103 W
Speed of light, c = 3 × 108 m/s
Planck’s constant, h = 6.626 × 10−34 Js

Number of photons per square metre incident on earth per second = n Hence, the
equation for power can be written as:

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