Physics A-Level
Intensity–wavelength curve
What Intensity–wavelength curve means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Rises steeply to a single peak then falls away at long wavelengths, with hotter bodies peaking at shorter wavelengths and curves never crossing.
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- Black body
- Inverse-square law
- Peak wavelength
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- Stefan's law
- Wien's displacement law
- Black-body radiator
- Isotropic-emission assumption
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