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That classical failure at short wavelengths is called the ultraviolet:

ACartilage
BCatastrophe
CCartography
DCataloguing
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Catastrophe
1. The prediction blows up at high frequency. 2. Observation shows nothing of the sort. 3. The failure is the ultraviolet catastrophe. _Source: OpenStax University Physics Volume 3, Chapter 6, Photons and Matter Waves._
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