Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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Chapter 33 - Astrophysics and Cosmology - Problems - Page 982: 34

Answer

$3\times10^{-13}m $

Work Step by Step

Use Wien’s law, equation 27–2. From Fig. 33–29, the temperature 1.0 s after the universe’s birth was about $10^{10}K$. $$\lambda_p =\frac{2.90\times10^{-3}m \cdot K}{T}$$ $$\lambda_p =\frac{2.90\times10^{-3}m \cdot K}{10^{10}K}=3\times10^{-13}m$$ This is in the gamma ray region of the EM spectrum.
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