A piece of iron is heated in a flame. It first becomes dull red then becomes reddish yellow and finally turns to white hot. The correct explanation for the above observation is possible by using
- Kirchhoff's Law
- Newton's Law of cooling
- Stefan's Law
- Wien's displacement Law
Answer
(4) Wien's displacement Law
Solution
As per NCERT, Wien's displacement law: m T = constant (b = 2.9 10-3 m K).
As the temperature of the iron rises, m shifts towards shorter wavelengths: red reddish yellow white (all visible wavelengths strongly emitted).
the change of colour is explained by Wien's displacement law.
Answer: (4)