A piece of iron is heated in a flame. It first becomes dull red then becomes reddish yellow and finally turns to white hot. The correct explanation for the above observation is possible by using - Stefan's law Wien's displacement law Kirchhoff's law Newton's law of cooling

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A piece of iron is heated in a flame. It first becomes
dull red then becomes reddish yellow and finally
turns to white hot. The correct explanation for the
above observation is possible by using -
Stefan's law
Wien's displacement law
Kirchhoff's law
Newton's law of cooling
Transcribed Image Text:A piece of iron is heated in a flame. It first becomes dull red then becomes reddish yellow and finally turns to white hot. The correct explanation for the above observation is possible by using - Stefan's law Wien's displacement law Kirchhoff's law Newton's law of cooling
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