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Sunspot Colors. If a sunspot has a temperature of 4200 K, what is the peak wavelength...

Sunspot Colors. If a sunspot has a temperature of 4200 K, what is the peak wavelength in units of nm using Wien's law(2.90x106 /T)?

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According to Wien's law. max T = 2.989 x 10-3 m K

therefore, max = (2.989 x 10-3 m K) / T

   So, max = (2.989 x 10-3 m K) / 4200 K

  max = 690 x 10-9 m or 690 nm

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