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Blackbody Radiation - Variac, Lamp, and Spectrometer
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The intensity spectrum of a light bulb is observed to grow more intense and shift to smaller wavelengths as the temperature of the bulb increases.


Fishbane Chapter:   41.3
HRW 9th:   18.12
Reese Chapter:   26.4
SJ 3rd Chapter:   28.1
PIRA DCS classification:   6B40.60

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