Standard Candles and Stellar Radii
 

Standard Candles and Stellar Radii problem 8


  • State Wien’s displacement law.


  • The figure below shows the wavelength distributions of electromagnetic radiation emitted by two stars A and B.




    The surface temperature of star A is known to be .


    • Determine the surface temperature of star B.


    • Star B appears less bright than star A when viewed from the Earth. Use the figure above to suggest, with a reason, how else the physical appearance of star B compares with that of star A.


 

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