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A copper sphere is suspended in an evacuated chamber maintained at 300 K300 \text{ K} . The sphere is maintained at a constant temperature of 500 K500 \text{ K} by heating it electrically. A total of 210 W of electric power is needed to do it. When the surface of the copper sphere is completely blackened, 700 W is needed to maintain the same temperature of the sphere. Calculate the emissivity of copper.

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