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Radiation
Question

A piece of iron is heated in a flame. It first becomes dull red then becomes reddish yellow and finally turns to white hot. The correct explanation for the above observation is possible by using

Moderate
Solution

Wein's displacement law, λmT = constant

  λm is directly proportional to 1T

so as temperature increases λ decreases.

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