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Why should photons emitted by a hotter gas have, on average, shorter wavelengths than photons emitted by a cooler gas?
 
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Which of the following books of tabulated predicted planet positions was not based on uniform circular motion?
 
  a. the Rudolphine Tables by Kepler
  b. the Prutenic Tables based on Copernicus' model
  c. the Alphonsine Tables based on Ptolemy's observations and calculations



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Answer to Question 1

The wavelength of photons emitted by a gas depends on its temperature. The hotter the gas, the shorter the peak wavelength.

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