A tungsten fi lament of a glowing lightbulb has a

Chapter 27, Problem 27.28

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A tungsten fi lament of a glowing lightbulb has a temperature of approximately 2 000 K. (a) Assuming the operating fi lament is a blackbody, determine the peak wavelength of its emitted radiation at this temperature. (b) Why does your answer to part (a) suggest that more energy from a lightbulb goes into heat than into light?

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