Question

At what wavelength would a star radiate the greatest amount of energy if the star has a surface temperature of 60,000 K?

Answer 1

Answer:

$\lambda=4.81\times 10^{-8}\ m$

Explanation:

We have,

The surface temperature of the star is 60,000 K

It is required to find the wavelength of a star that radiated greatest amount of energy. Wein's displacement law gives the relation between wavelength and temperature such that :

$\lambda T=2.89\times 10^{-3}$

Here,

$\lambda$ = wavelength

$\lambda=\dfrac{2.89\times 10^{-3}}{60000}\\\\\lambda=4.81\times 10^{-8}\ m$

So, the wavelength of the star is $4.81\times 10^{-8}\ m$.