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Following graphs show the variation in the intensity of heat radiations by the black body and frequency at a fixed temperature. Choose the correct option.

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Important Questions on Heat Transfer

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If the emission rate of a blackbody at 0 °C is R , then the rate of emission at 273 °C is
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The power radiated by a black body is P and it radiates maximum energy at wavelength, λ0. If the temperature of the black body is now changed so that it radiates maximum energy at wavelength 34λ0, the power radiated by it becomes nP. The value of n is
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Two spherical black bodies have radii r1 and r 2. Their surface temperatures are T1 and T 2. If they radiate same power then r2r1 is
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A black coloured solid sphere of radius R and mass M is inside a cavity with a vacuum inside. The walls of the cavity are maintained at temperature T0. The initial temperature of the sphere is 3T0. If the specific heat of the material of the sphere varies as αT3 per unit mass with the temperature T of the sphere, where α is a constant, then the time taken for the sphere to cool down to temperature 2T0 will be

(σ is Stefan Boltzmann constant)

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Ordinary bodies A and B radiate maximum energy with wavelength difference 4 μm. The absolute temperature of body A is 3 times that of B. The wavelength at which body B radiates maximum energy is
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A spherical black body with a radius of 12 cm radiates 450 W power at 500 K. If the radius were halved and the temperature doubled, the power radiated in watt would be
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A black body is at a temperature of 5760 K. The energy of radiation emitted by the body at wavelength 250 nm is U1, at wavelength 500  nm is U2 and that at 1000 nm is U3. Wien's constant, b=2.88×106 nm K. Which of the following is correct?
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Two black bodies A and B have equal surface areas and are maintained at temperatures 27°C and 177°C respectively. What will be the ratio of the thermal energy radiated per second by A to that by B?

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A black body has maximum wavelength λm at temperature 2200 K. Its corresponding wavelength at temperature 3300 K will be
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The plots of intensity versus wavelength for three black bodies at temperature T1T2T3, respectively, are shown in the figure. Their temperatures are such that

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If temperature of a black body increases from 300 K to 900 K, then the rate of energy radiation increases by
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Three stars A, B, C have surface temperatures TA, TB,TC  respectively. Star A appears bluish, star B appears reddish and star C yellowish. Hence,
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Two spheres S1 and S2 have same radii but temperatures T1 and T2 respectively. Their emissive power is same and emissivity is in the ratio 1:4 Then the ratio of T1 to T2 is
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Solar energy is incident normally on the earth's surface at the rate of about 1.4 kW m-2 . The distance between the earth and the sun is 1.5×1011 m . Energy E and mass m are related by the Einstein equation, E=mc2 where c=3×108 m s-1 is the speed of light in free space. The decrease in the mass of the sun is
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Earth receives Sun's radiation at the rate of P W m-2. Mean distance between the Sun and the Earth is r m. Radius of the Sun is R m. If Stefan's constant is σ (in SI units), surface temperature of the Sun, in kelvin, is
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Prevost's theory of heat exchange is not applicable at temperature
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Three large identical plates are kept parallel to each other. The outer two plates are maintained at temperatures T and 2T, respectively. The temperature of the middle plate in steady state will be close to
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The wavelength of the radiation emitted by a black body is 6 mm and Wein's constant is 3×10-3 mK. Then temperature of black body is
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In the case of black body for energy distribution, energy radiated by a blackbody which is given by, Planck's formula reduces to Rayleigh Jean's formula for
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On observing light from three different stars P , Q and R , it was found that intensity of violet colour is maximum in the spectrum of P , the intensity of green colour is maximum in the spectrum of R and the intensity of red colour is maximum in the spectrum of Q . If Tp, TQ and TR are the respective absolute temperatures of P , Q and R , then it can be concluded from the above observations that :