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AP Physics 2
15.4 Blackbody Radiation
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A blackbody ideal radiator is initially held at absolute temperature \(T_1\) and emits a thermal radiation spectrum with peak intensity at wavelength \(\lambda_1\), shown as a solid curve. The temperature of the blackbody is then increased to \(T_2\), where \(T_2 > T_1\). Which of the following graphs best represents the intensity spectrum at temperature \(T_2\) (dashed curve) compared to the initial spectrum at temperature \(T_1\) (solid curve)?

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