Where does the peak wavelength emitted by the sun fall in the electromagnetic spectrum

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Sidney Clayton

6 October, 19:21

Where does the peak wavelength emitted by the sun fall in the electromagnetic spectrum

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Craig Whitaker · Answer 1

The max wavelength is approximately 500 nanometers but the outputs vary along the wide range because the peak wavelength relies directly on the temperature of a blackbody, where higher temperatures lead to shorter peak wavelengths