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AP Physics 2
15.4 Blackbody Radiation
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A graph plotting Spectral Intensity I on the vertical axis versus Wavelength lambda on the horizontal axis. A single smooth asymmetric blackbody spectral curve begins at the origin, rises sharply to a peak at horizontal position labeled lambda_1, and then gradually decays toward zero for longer wavelengths. The region under the curve is shaded light gray and labeled A_1. The vertical axis is labeled Spectral Intensity, I and the horizontal axis is labeled Wavelength, lambda. No other lines, labels, or text appear.
Spectral intensity versus wavelength for a blackbody at temperature T1.
The graph of spectral intensity \(I\) as a function of wavelength \(\lambda\) for a blackbody radiator at an initial absolute temperature \(T_1\) has a total area \(A_1\) bounded by the curve and the horizontal axis. The peak spectral intensity occurs at wavelength \(\lambda_1\). The temperature of the blackbody is then adjusted to a new absolute temperature \(T_2\) such that the peak spectral intensity occurs at wavelength \(\lambda_2 = \dfrac{2}{3}\lambda_1\). What is the new area \(A_2\) under the spectral intensity curve in terms of \(A_1\)?

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