Explanation It had been found that, from the spectrum analysis of sun light, the maximum wavelength in an emission spectrum is occur at 500 nm . Write the formula to calculate the surface temperature of the sun. λ max T = 0.002898 mK λ max is the maximum wavelength in the spectrum T is the surface temperature of the sun Substitute 500 nm for λ max in the above equation to calculate T . T ( 500 nm ) = 0.002898 mK T = 0

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