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BIO The Cold Light of Fireflies Fireflies are often said
Chapter 30, Problem 93GP(choose chapter or problem)
Fireflies are often said to give off "cold light." Given that the peak in a firefly's radiation occurs at about \(5.4 \times 10^{14} \mathrm{~Hz}\), determine the temperature of a blackbody that would have the same peak frequency. From your result, would you say that firefly radiation is well approximated by blackbody radiation? Explain.
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5.4 x 10^14 Hz
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QUESTION:
Fireflies are often said to give off "cold light." Given that the peak in a firefly's radiation occurs at about \(5.4 \times 10^{14} \mathrm{~Hz}\), determine the temperature of a blackbody that would have the same peak frequency. From your result, would you say that firefly radiation is well approximated by blackbody radiation? Explain.
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5.4 x 10^14 Hz
ANSWER:Step 1 of 3
From Wien’s displacement Law we have,
The peak frequency in a firefly’s radiation occurs at,
