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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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(12)4
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D
(2)4
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Solution

The correct option is D 0.5
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.

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