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Foundations of Astronomy (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Michael A. Seeds, Dana Backman

Publisher:Michael A. Seeds, Dana Backman

Chapter9: The Family Of Stars

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The blackbody emission spectrum of object A peaks in the ultraviolet region of the electromagnetic spectrum at a wavelength of 200nm. That of object B peaks in the red region, at 650nm. Which object is hotter, and, according to Wien's law, how many times hotter is it?

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