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The solar energy reaching unit area at outer edge of the earth's atmosphere exposed perpendicularly to the rays of the Sun at the average distance between the Sun and earth is known as

Solar constant

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Solar constant

The solar energy reaching on unit area at outer edge of the earth's atmosphere exposed perpendicularly to the rays of the Sun at the average distance between the Sun and earth is known as solar constant.

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