Estimate the peak wavelength for radiation emitted from(a) ice at 0°C, (b) a floodlamp at 3100 K, (c) helium at 4 K,assuming blackbody emission. In what region of the EMspectrum is each?

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Estimate the peak wavelength for radiation emitted from
(a) ice at 0°C, (b) a floodlamp at 3100 K, (c) helium at 4 K,
assuming blackbody emission. In what region of the EM
spectrum is each?

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