The maximum energy in the thermal radiation from a hot body A occurs at wavelength of 100μm. For the second hot body B, the maximum energy in the thermal radiation occurs at wavelength of 55μm. If the temperature of A is times that of B, then n is
A
2.0
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B
0.5
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C
(12)4
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D
(2)4
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Solution
The correct option is D0.5 According to Wein's displacement law: λT=b T=bλ T1T2=n=λ2λ1=55100 which is closest to 0.5 Hence option B is true.