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JEE Advanced · Physics · 12. Thermal Properties

Two spherical stars A and B emit blackbody radiation. The radius of A is 400 times that of B and A emits 104 times the power emitted from B . The ratio λAλB of their wavelengths λA and λB at which the peaks occur in their respective radiation curves is

  1. A 1
  2. B 2
  3. C 3
  4. D 4
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(B) 2

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P=eσAT4
λT= constant
PAPB=eσAATA4eσABTB4=AAABTA4TB4=rA2rB2.λB4λA4
104=4002.λBλA4
10416×104=λBλA4
λAλB=16114=2
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