What two things does the wavelength of peak of the blackbody
curve tell about an observed object?

a. color and distance
b. temperature and mass
c. temperature and color
d. distance and mass

Respuesta :

Answer:

The correct option is;

c. Temperature and color

Explanation:

Based on Wien's Law which can be presented mathematically as follows;

[tex]\lambda _{max} = (0.29 \ cm \ K) / T[/tex]

The wavelength of the peak of the blackbody curve tells the temperature and color.

An example is the Sun that  has a temperature of 5800 K, hence the peak wavelength is given by [tex]\lambda _{max} = (0.29 \ cm \ K) / 5800 = 0.00005 \ cm[/tex] = 500 nano-meter from which the color can be deduced as 500 nano-meter is the wavelength of  yellow light.