Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 18 - Temperature, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics - Problems - Page 547: 87b

Answer

$$\approx 2.3 \times 10^{2} \mathrm{W} . $$

Work Step by Step

Half the body surface area is roughly $A=1.8 / 2=0.9 \mathrm{m}^{2} . $ Now, with $T_{\mathrm{env}}=248 \mathrm{K},$ we find $$ \left|P_{\text {net }}\right|=\left|\sigma \varepsilon A\left(T_{\text {env }}^{4}-T^{4}\right)\right| \approx 2.3 \times 10^{2} \mathrm{W} . $$
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