PhET Simulation: Blackbody Spectrum

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This applet compares the blackbody spectrum of the sun to visible light. The user can learn about the blackbody spectrum of the sun, a light bulb, an oven, and the earth. They can adjust the temperature to see the wavelength and intensity of the spectrum change. The color of the peak on the spectral curve can be viewed.

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https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/blackbody-spectrum

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Thermo & Stat Mech - Models = Blackbody Radiation - Thermal Properties of Matter = Temperature	- Lower Undergraduate - High School - Informal Education	- Instructional Material = Activity = Interactive Simulation - Audio/Visual = Movie/Animation

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Mirror:: https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/bl…
Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2007 University of Colorado, Physics Education Technology
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Keywords:: blackbody spectrum , heat, light, quantum mechanics, sun, thermodynamics
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created November 15, 2007 by Alea Smith
Record Updated:: August 18, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: November 15, 2007
Other Collections:: The Physics Source

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