Wien’s Displacement Law

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Wien’s Displacement Law: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Wien's Displacement Law, Solar Constant, Spectral Energy Distribution Curve, Rayleigh-Jeans Energy Distribution Law, Temperature Effects on Distribution Curve and, Planck's Explanation on Distribution Curve

Important Questions on Wien’s Displacement Law

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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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Solar radiation emitted by sun corresponds to that emitted by the black body at a temperature of 6000 K. Maximum intensity is emitted at a wavelength of 4800 A. If the sun was to cool down from 6000 K to 3000 K, then the peak intensity of emitted radiation would occur at a wavelength

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The wavelength of maximum intensity for emitted radiation from a source is 11×105 cm.  The temperature of this source is n times the temperature of some other source for which the wavelength at maximum intensity is known to be 5.5×105 cm. Find the value of n.

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When the temperature of a black body increases by 0.1%, the wavelength corresponding to maximum emission changes by 0.13 μm. The initial wavelength corresponding to maximum emission is,

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The power radiated by a black body is P. The intensity of radiations is maximum for a wavelength λ. If the temperature of the black body is changed so that the intensity of radiations is maximum for a wavelength 3λ/2, the power radiated by it now will be

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A black body has maximum wavelength λm at 2000 K. Its corresponding wavelength at 3000 K will be

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A black body is at temperature 2880 K. The energy of radiation emitted by the body at wavelength 250 nm is U1, at wavelength 500 nm is U2 and that of 1000 nm is U3. Then the correct answer is (Weins constant b=2.88×106 nmK

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The maximum energy in thermal radiation from a source occurs at the wavelength 4000 A. The effective temperature of the source is :-
(take b=2.93×10-3 mK)

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If at temperature T1=1000 K, the wavelength corresponding to maximum radiation is 1.4×10-6 m, then at what temperature that wavelength will be 2.8×10-6 m

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Solar constant for earth is 2 cal min-1 cm2, if distance of mercury from sun is 0.4 times than distance of earth from sun then solar constant for mercury will be?

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What will be the ratio of temperatures of sun and moon if the wavelengths of their maximum emission radiations rates are 140  and 4200  respectively :-

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A black body at a temperature of 1227 oC emits radiations of maximum intensity at 5000 Å. Find the wavelength at which the intensity of emitted radiation will be maximum, if the temperature of the body is increased by 1000 oC.

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Solar radiation has maximum intensity at a wavelength of 480 nm in the visible region. Figure out the surface temperature of the sun using this information. (Use Wien's constant b=2.88×10-3 m K)

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Wavelength of maximum intensity is λm for a rectangular body at 2000 K. Find the corresponding wavelength for a temperature of 3000 K.

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If λm denotes the wavelength at which a certain black body radiates maximum intensity for a temperature T K. Then the correct relation will be

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Which two quantities are related by Wien's displacement law?

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Identify the correct  vm-T graph for an ideal black body. (Here, vm is the frequency of radiation having maximum intensity and T is absolute temperature)
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Find the intensity of the radiation of a star, if it is known that the wavelength of maximum radiation intensity emitted by the star is 289.8nm. Take Wien's constant as b=2898 μmK and Stefan's constant as 5.67×10-8 Wm-2K-4.

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Identify the correct statement regarding light diverging from a point source.

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The variation in energy of heat radiations by black body with frequency at same temperature is shown by the graph