Q: What is the total energy emitted in one second by one square meter of a blackbody at temperature T = 5800 K? E(tot) = sigma * T^4 = 5.67 x 10^(-8) * (5800)^4 = 6.4 x 10^7 Joules per second Q: If all that energy has the form of photons with wavelength 550 nm, each with energy 3.61 x 10^(-19) Joules, how many photons must be emitted per second? 6.4 x 10^7 Joules per second N(photon) = ------------------------------------- 3.61 x 10^(-19) Joules per photons = 1.78 x 10^(26) photons per second