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Alainaaa8

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Name two physical laws that apply to blackbody radiation. What do these laws tell us about the nature of the emitted radiation?
 
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What is the major contributor to Earth's albedo?
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Wien's Law and the Stefan-Boltzmann Law. Wien's Law states that hotter bodies emit radiation at shorter wavelengths than do colder bodies.

The Stefan-Boltzmann Law states that the energy flux emitted by a blackbody is related to the fourth power of the body's absolute temperature:

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Reply #2 on: Jul 14, 2018
Correct answers!


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