The spectrum of a blackbody shows its peak intensity at

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The spectrum of a blackbody shows its peak intensity at 450 nm450\,\text{nm}. The surface temperature of the body is nearest to (a) 9.7×103 K9.7\times10^{3}\,\text{K} (b) 6.4×103 K6.4\times10^{3}\,\text{K} (c) 3.2×103 K3.2\times10^{3}\,\text{K} (d) 1.3×103 K1.3\times10^{3}\,\text{K}

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