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Objects that are hotter will generally emit _____. a. less radiation compared to cooler objects b. more radiation compared to cooler objects c. the same amount of radiation as cooler objects
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Objects that are hotter will generally emit _____.

a. less radiation compared to cooler objects
b. more radiation compared to cooler objects
c. the same amount of radiation as cooler objects

User Dmitry Gorshkov
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They emit b) more radiation compared to cooler objects.

This is because hotter objects have more kinetic energy (in order for the particles to vibrate- and so more infrared radiation circulates in its surroundings.)
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