(a) According to Stefan’s law
$E \propto T^{4}$
$\frac{E_{1}}{E_{2}} = \left\lbrack \frac{T_{1}}{T_{2}} \right\rbrack^{4}$
$\frac{E_{1}}{0.5} = \left\lbrack \frac{273 + 627}{273 + 27} \right\rbrack^{4}$
$E_{1} = 0.5\left( \frac{900}{300} \right)^{4}$
$\Rightarrow$ $E_{1} = 40.5$ J