A black body radiates maximum energy at wavelength ' $\lambda$ ' and its emissive power is ' $E$ '. Now due…

A black body radiates maximum energy at wavelength ' $\lambda$ ' and its emissive power is ' $E$ '. Now due to a change in temperature of that body, it radiates maximum energy at wavelength $\frac{\lambda}{3}$. At that temperature emissive power is
  1. $16: 1$
  2. $256: 1$
  3. $81: 1$
  4. $128: 1$

Solution

$\therefore \quad$ Emissive power of black body is, From Wien's Law: $\begin{aligned} \mathrm{E} & =\sigma \mathrm{T}^4 \\ \lambda & =\frac{\mathrm{b}}{\mathrm{T}} \\ \therefore \quad \mathrm{E} & =\frac{\sigma \mathrm{b}^4}{\lambda^4} \\ \therefore \quad \frac{\mathrm{E}_2}{\mathrm{E}_1} & =\frac{\lambda_1^4}{\lambda_2^4}=\frac{\lambda^4}{\left(\frac{\lambda}{3}\right)^4}=\frac{81}{1} \end{aligned}$ .

Asked in: MHT CET 2023 (12 May Shift 2)

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