A blackbody has a surface temperature of

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Problem

A blackbody has a surface temperature of 4500 K4500\,\text{K}. Using b=2.90×10−3 m⋅Kb=2.90\times10^{-3}\,\text{m}\cdot\text{K}, calculate its peak wavelength and state the approximate color it would appear to the human eye.

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