Black Hole Accretion Disk.  Part A: If the inner accretion disk around a black hole has a temperature of 1,000,000 K, at what wavelength will it radiate the most energy? Express your answer in units of nm. Part B: What part of the spectrum is this in?

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Black Hole Accretion Disk. 

Part A: If the inner accretion disk around a black hole has a temperature of 1,000,000 K, at what wavelength will it radiate the most energy? Express your answer in units of nm.

Part B: What part of the spectrum is this in?

Visible light
Short wavelengths
Long wavelengths
4x 107
(400 nm)
5x 107
(500 nm)
6x 10-7
(600 nm)
7x 107 meters
(700 nm)
Wavelength (meters)
10-12
10-10
10-8
10-4
10-2
1
102
104
Gamma
Ultra-
Micro-
X-ray
Infrared
Radio
ray
violet
wave
UHF VHE FM
AM
Opaque
Visual
Radio
window
window
Transparent
Wavelength
Transparency of
Earth's atmosphere
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Transcribed Image Text:Visible light Short wavelengths Long wavelengths 4x 107 (400 nm) 5x 107 (500 nm) 6x 10-7 (600 nm) 7x 107 meters (700 nm) Wavelength (meters) 10-12 10-10 10-8 10-4 10-2 1 102 104 Gamma Ultra- Micro- X-ray Infrared Radio ray violet wave UHF VHE FM AM Opaque Visual Radio window window Transparent Wavelength Transparency of Earth's atmosphere VISUR- Cengage Leaming 2014
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