Question

9) Of all the types of light the Sun gives off, it emits the greatest amount of light at visible wavelengths of light. If the Sun were to cool off dramatically and as a result start giving off mainly light at wavelengths longer than visible light, how would the frequency, energy, and speed of this light given off by the Sun also be different? Explain your reasoning.

Answer 1

Answer:

*  most of the emission would be in the infrared part, the visible radiation would be very small.

*total intensity of the semition decreases that the intensity depends on the fourth power of the temperature

Explanation:

The radiation emitted by the Sun is approximately the radiation of a black body, if the Sun were to cool, the maximum emission wavelength changes

          λ T = 2,898 10⁻³

          λ = 2,898 10⁻³ / T

if the temperature decreases the maximum wavelength the greater values ​​are moved, that is to say towards the infrared. Therefore the emission curve also moves, in this case most of the emission would be in the infrared part, the visible radiation would be very small.

Furthermore, the total intensity of the semition decreases that the intensity depends on the fourth power of the temperature according to Stefan's law

           P = σ A eT⁴