If the absolute temperature of a perfect blackbody is doubled

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Problem

If the absolute temperature of a perfect blackbody is doubled, what happens to the wavelength corresponding to maximum emission λmax\lambda_{\text{max}}? (a) It becomes double its original value. (b) It remains unchanged. (c) It becomes half of its original value. (d) It becomes one–fourth of its original value.

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