The Main Problem That Physicists Had in Understanding Blackbody Radiation

question 51

Multiple Choice

The main problem that physicists had in understanding blackbody radiation before Planck's work was:

• A)Blackbody radiation came from objects that were not actually black.
• B)The classically predicted frequency spectrum showed an infinitely large peak at low frequencies.
• C)The classically predicted frequency spectrum showed an infinitely large peak at high frequencies.
• D)The classically predicted frequency spectrum had a minimum intensity rather than a maximum as observed.
• E)The classically predicted frequency spectrum had a maximum intensity that decreased with temperature, rather than increasing as observed.

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