Physics HL
Physics HL
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Theme A - Space, Time & Motion
Theme A - Space, Time & Motion
Theme B - The Particulate Nature Of Matter
Theme B - The Particulate Nature Of Matter
Theme C - Wave Behaviour
Theme C - Wave Behaviour
Theme D - Fields
Theme D - Fields
Theme E - Nuclear & Quantum Physics
Theme E - Nuclear & Quantum Physics
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Theme B - The Particulate Nature Of Matter
Physics HL
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Theme B - The Particulate Nature Of Matter

Unlocking Black Body Radiation: How Spectrum Varies With Temperature

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What's up with black body radiation? ๐ŸŒŒ

  • ๐Ÿ–ค Black Body: An object that absorbs all the radiation that falls on it. Nope, it's not a super-villain's weapon! It's just a perfect absorber and emitter of radiation.
  • ๐ŸŒˆ Emission Spectrum: Even though a black body has a major colour (like the Sun's yellowish hue), it emits light of many different wavelengths. It’s like a singer who can sing many notes, not just one!

How do we study this? ๐Ÿ”ฌ

๐Ÿ“ Spectrometer: A cool tool that lets us see the intensity of radiation at various wavelengths. Think of it as a magic glass that tells us how "strong" or "intense" a color is.

Diving deeper - intensity ๐Ÿ”

  • ๐Ÿ’ก Definition: Intensity is the power emitted per square metre. Imagine how brightly a lightbulb shines on a specific spot.
  • ๐Ÿ“ Formula
    • I=APโ€‹
    • I = Intensity
    • P = Power emitted
    • A = Area receiving the power
  • ๐Ÿ“ Units: Wm-2 or Js-1m-2. Yes, it's a mouthful, but super useful!

Let's take a sunny example! ๐ŸŒž

  • The Sun! It's kinda like a huge black body in the sky. If you graphed its radiation, you'd get a curve that shows how the intensity of its radiation changes across different wavelengths.
  • ๐Ÿ“Š What does this graph look like?
    • ๐Ÿ” Peak: Around 500nm (a shade between green and blue). Fun fact: our eyes are super sensitive in this region. Maybe that's evolution winking at us?
    • ๐ŸŒˆ All Visible Wavelengths: Yep, the Sun gives us all the colors.
    • ๐Ÿ“ˆ Start: Begins with a steep rise from zero, but not exactly through the origin.
    • ๐Ÿ“‰ End: The intensity dwindles to almost zero for super long wavelengths.

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Theme B - The Particulate Nature Of Matter
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Theme B - The Particulate Nature Of Matter

Unlocking Black Body Radiation: How Spectrum Varies With Temperature

Word Count Emoji
669 words
Reading Time Emoji
4 mins read
Updated at Emoji
Last edited onย 5th Nov 2024

Table of content

What's up with black body radiation? ๐ŸŒŒ

  • ๐Ÿ–ค Black Body: An object that absorbs all the radiation that falls on it. Nope, it's not a super-villain's weapon! It's just a perfect absorber and emitter of radiation.
  • ๐ŸŒˆ Emission Spectrum: Even though a black body has a major colour (like the Sun's yellowish hue), it emits light of many different wavelengths. It’s like a singer who can sing many notes, not just one!

How do we study this? ๐Ÿ”ฌ

๐Ÿ“ Spectrometer: A cool tool that lets us see the intensity of radiation at various wavelengths. Think of it as a magic glass that tells us how "strong" or "intense" a color is.

Diving deeper - intensity ๐Ÿ”

  • ๐Ÿ’ก Definition: Intensity is the power emitted per square metre. Imagine how brightly a lightbulb shines on a specific spot.
  • ๐Ÿ“ Formula
    • I=APโ€‹
    • I = Intensity
    • P = Power emitted
    • A = Area receiving the power
  • ๐Ÿ“ Units: Wm-2 or Js-1m-2. Yes, it's a mouthful, but super useful!

Let's take a sunny example! ๐ŸŒž

  • The Sun! It's kinda like a huge black body in the sky. If you graphed its radiation, you'd get a curve that shows how the intensity of its radiation changes across different wavelengths.
  • ๐Ÿ“Š What does this graph look like?
    • ๐Ÿ” Peak: Around 500nm (a shade between green and blue). Fun fact: our eyes are super sensitive in this region. Maybe that's evolution winking at us?
    • ๐ŸŒˆ All Visible Wavelengths: Yep, the Sun gives us all the colors.
    • ๐Ÿ“ˆ Start: Begins with a steep rise from zero, but not exactly through the origin.
    • ๐Ÿ“‰ End: The intensity dwindles to almost zero for super long wavelengths.

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