If the Inner Accretion Disk Around a Black Hole Has

question 30

Multiple Choice

If the inner accretion disk around a black hole has a temperature of 10⁶ K, at what wavelength will it radiate the most energy? ( Hint : From Wien's law, λ T =3,000,000 where λ is in nm and T is in K.)

• A) 10⁶ nm
• B) 3 nm
• C) 3 × 10⁶ nm
• D) 1 nm
• E) 3 × 10¹¹ nm