Multiple Choice
The "color" or wavelength of maximum emission of radiation for a hot,solid body (or a dense gas such as a star) when the body cools from a temperature of several thousand degrees
A) remains fixed,as the light fades and eventually becomes invisible to the eye.
B) moves toward the red end of the spectrum.
C) moves toward the blue end of the spectrum.
D) remains absolutely constant,depending only on the original color of the body.
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