Any body, which is opaque, will produce a peaked spectrum of photons called ______?

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Any body, which is opaque, will produce a peaked spectrum of photons called ______?

-microwaves.

-ultraviolet rays.

-a blackbody spectrum.

-gamma rays.

-infrared rays.

2007-09-30 11:17:39 · 2 answers · asked by 1337Haxor 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Blackbody spectrum.

This emission is related to the temperature of the object, and at our normal temperature is in the infrared. Colder (like the universe) it is microwave. Hotter, it may be in the visible, or even in the UV, X-rays or gamma.

2007-09-30 11:26:08 · answer #1 · answered by Vincent G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Black body radiation.

2007-09-30 18:26:21 · answer #2 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋