Two cars are in the sun. One is black, the other white. In degrees, what is the difference in temperature?

Answer 1

1) not enough information to calculate.

2) their cabin temperatures will be very similar b/c it's dependant on windows, exposure time, etc. paint color has little, if any, effect on cabin temperature. any percieved effect is more likely placebo than real.

why for number 2? black bodied radiation. Sure, a white car reflects visible light, but black bodied objects, as a matter of their physical properties, must emit via radiation as much energy as they absorb. as such, the paint on the black car will feel much hotter, since the paint is radiating the energy in an outward direction via heat, but the cabin temperature is about the same. As to the lady who claims expertise b/c she owns a black car, i've owned both a black car and a white car at the same time, and can verify that there is little difference

Answer 2

That depends on how long the two cars were exposed... the black car will gain a higher temperature compared to the white one because black absorbs heat and white reflects heat

Answer 3

you would have to actually test this out. There are too many factors that go into this problem: how hot the actual day is, surface area of the car that is facing the sun, the type of paint that might affect temperature absorbance as well...etc.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

That depends on a lot of things like the intensity of light, surface roughness and exact color of the paints. The black car will probably be warmer because it absorbs more of the sun's energy.

Answer 6

The black car will get hotter than the white car, by how much is dependent on a lot of other factors.

Answer 7

They both will reach the same temperature, but the white will refract more heat radiant waves, and not contain as much latent heat as the black one, but remain at the same temperature.

Answer 8

how hot was it? How long were they out there? was the sun directly on them the whole time? without this info it is hard to say, but, no matter how long or how hot it was, the black car would be a lot hotter.

Answer 9

I would think they are near the same temperature as the sun itself. Anything in the sun will have near the same temperature, before it is destroyed.

Answer 10

not enough data!

the black one will become much hotter though, because black absorbs the light from the sun, whereas white reflects it