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The peak wavelength of radiation from a hot body shifts to shorter wavelengths as its temperature rises. This is:

Answer: Wien's displacement law.

  • A Wien's displacement law
  • B Ohm's circuit law
  • C Boyle's gas law
  • D Hooke's elastic law

Correct answer: A. Wien's displacement law

Explanation: Wien’s displacement law: λ_max ∝ 1/T.

Heating Curve: Ice → Water → SteamHeat added (Q)T (°C)ice warms (-ve→0°C)melting (0°C, latent heat)water warms (0→100°C)boiling (100°C, latent heat)FLAT regions = phase change (all heat goes into breaking bonds, NOT raising temperature)

During a phase change (melting or boiling), temperature stays constant while heat is absorbed entirely as latent heat (Q=mL); temperature only rises again once the substance is fully in its new phase.

Concept context

Temperature scales, thermal expansion, calorimetry, and the three modes of heat transfer including radiation laws.

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