ThermodynamicsHard
Question
The colour of a star indicates its :
Options
A.velocity
B.temperature
C.size
D.length
Solution
The colour of the star indicates its temperature. Higher the wavelength emitted lowerwill be its temperature. This is from Wein′s displacement Law, λm T = constant. A blue coloured star will have high temperature than red coloured star.
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