Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Hot pieces of matter have high emission of short wavelength energy.

  1. True

  2. False

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A Correct answer
Explanation

Wien's displacement law states that hotter objects emit peak radiation at shorter wavelengths. As temperature increases, objects emit more high-frequency (short wavelength) energy including visible light, which is why very hot objects glow from red to white.