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Which of the following blackbody curves indicates the coldest object?

Which of the following blackbody curves indicates the coldest object?-example-1
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This object has a blackbody spectrum that peaks the furthest towards the red (long-wavelength, or low-frequency) part of the spectrum. Now you should be able to compare the relative temperatures of objects just by looking at the spectrum of light they emit.
Which of the following blackbody curves indicates the coldest object?-example-1
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