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Two spherical stars A and B emit blackbody radiation. The radius of A is 400 times that of B and A emits 104 times the power emitted from B. The ratio λA/λB of their wavelengths λA and λB at which the peaks occur in their respective radiation curves is

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According to Wien's displacement law, λA=TA=λB=TB

where TA and TB are the temperatures of stars A and B. Thus

λAλB=TBTA

According to Stefan's law, the energy radiated per second from the surface of A and B are

EA=σTA4AA2 and EB=σTB4AB2

where AA= and AB= are their respect Therefore
EAEB=TATB4×RARB2
Given and Substituting these values, we have values, we have 104=TATB4×(400)2 TATB=12

Using (ii) in (i), we get λAλB=2

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