Solved: As a body is heated to a very high temperature and

Chapter 39, Problem Q39.10

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As a body is heated to a very high temperature and becomes self-luminous, the apparent color of the emitted radiation shifts from red to yellow and finally to blue as the temperature increases. Why does the color shift? What other changes in the character of the radiation occur?

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