A star has an estimated surface temperature of

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Problem

A star has an estimated surface temperature of 6200 K6200\,\text{K}. (i) Calculate the wavelength at which its emission is maximum. (ii) State whether the star would look bluish or reddish to the naked eye, based on your result.

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