Transmission Of Heat Question 333

Question: The maximum spectral emissive power for a black body at temperature 5000K is obtained at$ {\lambda _{m}}=6000\overset{o}{\mathop{A}},. $ If the temperature is increased by 10% then decrease in $ {\lambda _{m}} $ will be (approximately)

Options:

A) 3.5%

B) 7.5%

C) 10%

D) 5%

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

[c] $ \frac{d\lambda }{\lambda }\times 100=-( \frac{dT}{T}\times 100 )=-10% $