Figure 4-2 in the Text Shows That a Blackbody with a Temperature

question 165

Multiple Choice

Figure 4-2 in the text shows that a blackbody with a temperature of 3000 K emits radiation that peaks at a wavelength much longer than wavelengths in the visible part of the spectrum. This means that the object

• A) is not visible but might be detected with equipment sensitive to nonvisible radiation.
• B) emits no radiation, like all blackbodies.
• C) emits visible radiation but not as intensely as at longer wavelengths.
• D) emits no visible radiation but would emit visible radiation if its temperature were increased.

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