A large body of lava from a volcano has stopped flowing and is slowly cooling. T

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A large body of lava from a volcano has stopped flowing and is slowly cooling. The interior of the lava is at 1200ºC , its surface is at 450ºC , and the surroundings are at 27.0ºC . (a) Calculate the rate at which energy is transferred by radiation from 1.00 m 2 of surface lava into the surroundings, assuming the emissivity is 1.00. (b) Suppose heat conduction to the surface occurs at the same rate. What is the thickness of the lava between the 450ºC surface and the 1200ºC interior, assuming that the lava’s conductivity is the same as that of brick

Explanation / Answer

a) the rate at which energy is transferred =   5.67 * 10-8 * (14734 - 3004) * 1 * 1

                                                                    = 266468.67 W

b)    thickness of the lava =    1 * (14734 - 7234) * 10-6/266468.67

                                                           = 16.64 m

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