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What is black-body radiation?
What is black-body radiation?
Black-body radiation is the thermal electromagnetic radiation within, or surrounding, a body in thermodynamic equilibrium with its environment, emitted by a black body.
What does the spectrum of black-body radiation depend on?
What does the spectrum of black-body radiation depend on?
The specific, continuous spectrum of wavelengths of black-body radiation depend only on the body's temperature.
How can the thermal radiation emitted by many ordinary objects be approximated?
How can the thermal radiation emitted by many ordinary objects be approximated?
It can be approximated as blackbody radiation.
At what temperature does a black body radiate mostly in the infrared spectrum?
At what temperature does a black body radiate mostly in the infrared spectrum?
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What does a perfectly insulated enclosure containing blackbody radiation do?
What does a perfectly insulated enclosure containing blackbody radiation do?
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