MHT CET Physics question

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A piece of iron is heated in a flame. If first becomes dull red, then becomes reddish yellow and finally turns to white hot. The correct explanation for the above observation is possible by using [MHTCET 2013]

Answer: (B)

Solution

The colour change shows that the wavelength of maximum emission shifts to shorter wavelengths as temperature rises, which is Wien's displacement law;

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