Intensity of electromagnetic radiation from the sun


The intensity of electromagnetic radiation from the sun reaching the earth's upper atmosphere is 1.37 kW/m^2

Assuming an average wavelength of 680nm for this radiation, find the number of photons per second that strike a 1.60 m^2 solar panel directly facing the sun on an orbiting satellite.

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