alleryStart learning →Which classical formula fits blackbody data at long wavelengths but diverges at short wavelengths?
AWien's radiation law
BStefan's power law
CRayleigh-Jeans formula
DKirchhoff's heat law
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Rayleigh-Jeans formula
The Rayleigh-Jeans formula, based on equipartition, matches long wavelengths but tends to infinity at short ones.
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