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The earth radiates in the infra-red region of the spectrum. The spectrum is correctly given by:

  1. A
    Rayleigh Jeans law
  2. B
    Planck’s law of radiation
  3. C
    Stefan’s law of radiation
  4. D
    Wien’s law

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Wien's Displacement Law () relates the temperature of a body to the peak wavelength of its radiation spectrum. Since the Earth's temperature is relatively low (around ), the peak of its radiation falls in the long-wavelength infrared region, as described by Wien's law.

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The earth radiates in the infra-red region of the spectrum. The spectrum is correctly given by:
A
Rayleigh Jeans law
B
Planck’s law of radiation
C
Stefan’s law of radiation
D
Wien’s law

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