Physics (5th Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780321976444
Author: James S. Walker
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 30, Problem 1PCE
(a)
To determine
Whether the temperature of the black body A is higher or lower than the temperature of the blackbody B.
(b)
To determine
The best explanation about the black body radiation .
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