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Problem
In an experiment the total emissive power
E
E
E
(in W·m⁻²) of a black surface is plotted on the y-axis against
(
T
/
100
K
)
4
(T/100\,\text{K})^{4}
(
T
/100
K
)
4
on the x-axis. The straight line obtained has a slope of 5.67. Calculate the numerical value of the Stefan–Boltzmann constant
σ
\sigma
σ
.
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