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codyclark

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on: Jul 14, 2018
What is a photon?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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What physical law describes the manner in which the intensity of sunlight changes as the observer moves away from the Sun?
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A single particle or pulse, of electromagnetic radiation is referred to as a photon.

Answer to Question 2

The flux of solar energy decreases as distance from the Sun increases. This relationship, called an inverse-square law is:

where S represents the solar flux at some distance r from the source, and S0 represents the flux at some reference distance r0.


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Wow, this really help

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