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1.
Planck's law relates to the radiation that which of the following emits in thermal equilibrium at a specific temperature?
1. ideal gas
2. infinite light source
3. black body
2.
What is a blackbody?
• A blackbody an idealized physical body that absorbs all incident electromagnetic radiation and re-emits it, such as a star.
3.
The total energy radiated per unit surface area of a black body across all wavelengths per unit time is called                    .
3. flux intensity
4. black body spectrum
4.
According to the Stefan-Boltzmann Law, the radiant exitance or emissive power is directly proportional to the fourth power of the black body's                          .
1. kinetic energy
2. mass
3. thermodynamic temperature
4. specific heat
5.
• Blackbody radiation refers to the electromagnetic radiation emitted by an object or system which absorbs all radiation incident upon it, and then, re-radiates that energy. Blackbody radiation is determined by the temperature alone.
6.
For “grey body” radiation represented by the equation, $j^"*"=epsilon sigma T^4$, what is the value of emissivity, $epsilon$?
1. less than one
2. equal to one
3. greater than one
7.
Explain the significance of the Rayleigh-Jeans Law.
• Although found to be an inaccurate description of nature, the Rayleigh-Jeans Law was an important step in our understanding of the equilibrium radiation emitted by a hot object because an experimental comparison of the Rayleigh-Jeans Law and the quantum Planck radiation formula confirmed the relationship in Planck’s constant.
8.
Explain Wein’s Displacement Law.
• Wien's displacement law states that the wavelength of the peak of a blackbody’s radiation curve gives a measure of that blackbody’s temperature.
9.
How do modern physicists use Wein's Displacement Law?
• Wein’s Displacement Law is useful for the determining the temperatures of any radiant object whose temperature is far above that of its surroundings, such as the temperature of distant stars.
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