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Paper-1 : Physics
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Q.4) A human body has a surface area of approximately 1 m2. The normal
body temperature is 10 K above the surrounding room temperature T 0. Take
the room temperature to be T0 = 300 K. For T0 = 300 K, the value of T04 = 460
Wm-2 (where is the Stefan-Boltzmann constant). Which of the following
options is/are correct ?

(A)The amount of energy radiated by the body in 1 second is close to 60

Joules

(B) If the surrounding temperature reduces by a small amount T 0 << T0,

then to maintain the same body temperature the same (living)
human being needs to radiate W = 4T03T0 more energy per unit
time

(C) If the body temperature rises significantly then the peak in the
spectrum of electromagnetic radiation emitted by the body would
shift to longer wavelengths

(D)Reducing the exposed surface area of the body (e.g. by curling up)
allows humans to maintain the same body temperature while
reducing the energy lost by radiation

Answer in official key: D

Feedback:

(A) From Stefan's law, the net energy radiated per second by a body with
emissivity e is given by,
 T
( 44 )
P=eA
4
eA 4 ( T

4
1 )
10+300


4
( 3004 1 )

4
460 0.98 1 300

40
460 0.98 60 J /s (From binomial approximations and using
300
the fact that the emissivity of human skin is approximately 0.98)
T
(B) 44 )
(
P=eA
3
dP=4 eA dTo

dTo = -To as To is decreasing.

3
P=4 eA To

(C) By Wien's law, a reduction in temperature causes an increase in the

wavelength. Thus, this option is incorrect.

(D) It is clear from Stefan's law that reducing the surface area of a body reduces
the energy radiated by it per second. So one can maintain the same body
temperature by reducing one's surface area as it reduces the energy loss per
second.
Hence, proposed answer:
A,B,D.