Multiple Choice
The cosmic microwave background peaks at a wavelength of about 1 mm, and the universe has a temperature of about 3 K. If the microwave background peaked at a wavelength of 10 micrometers, what would its temperature be? (Hint: see Cosmic Calculations 5.1 and 17.1)
A) about 300 K
B) about 0.03 K
C) about 0.3 K
D) about 30 K
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