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[[File:BlackBodyRadiationSpectrum.png|right|300px|thumb|This is a [[graph]] of the '''black body radiation''' [[spectrum]] for several [[temperature]]s.]]
 
'''Black body radiation''' is the [[Electromagnetic Wave|electromagnetic radiation]] given off by all [[object]]s with a [[temperature]] above [[Absolute Zero|absolute zero]] (0 Kelvin or -273°C).
 
'''Black body radiation''' is the [[Electromagnetic Wave|electromagnetic radiation]] given off by all [[object]]s with a [[temperature]] above [[Absolute Zero|absolute zero]] (0 Kelvin or -273°C).
  
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: The [[frequency]] of [[Electromagnetic Wave|electromagnetic wave]] depends upon the [[temperature]] of the [[object]]. The higher the [[temperature]] the higher the [[frequency]] of [[Electromagnetic Wave|electromagnetic wave]].
 
: The [[frequency]] of [[Electromagnetic Wave|electromagnetic wave]] depends upon the [[temperature]] of the [[object]]. The higher the [[temperature]] the higher the [[frequency]] of [[Electromagnetic Wave|electromagnetic wave]].
 
: The [[Sun]] [[emit]]s [[Visible Light|visible light]] because its [[temperature]] is so high.
 
: The [[Sun]] [[emit]]s [[Visible Light|visible light]] because its [[temperature]] is so high.
: [[Object]]s at [[Room Temperature|room temperature]] [[emit]] [[Infra-red]] [[radiation]]. This can be seen using a [[Thermal Imaging|thermal imaging camera]].
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: [[Object]]s at [[Room Temperature|room temperature]] [[emit]] [[Infra-red]] [[radiation]]. This can be seen using a thermal imaging camera.
 
: The [[colour]] of an [[object]] affects the rate at which it [[Absorb (Physics)|absorbs]] or [[emit]]s [[infra-red]] [[radiation]]. Dark [[colour]]s both [[Absorb (Physics)|absorbs]] and [[emit]] [[infra-red]] [[radiation]] more quickly than [[light]] [[colour]]s.
 
: The [[colour]] of an [[object]] affects the rate at which it [[Absorb (Physics)|absorbs]] or [[emit]]s [[infra-red]] [[radiation]]. Dark [[colour]]s both [[Absorb (Physics)|absorbs]] and [[emit]] [[infra-red]] [[radiation]] more quickly than [[light]] [[colour]]s.
 
: [[Reflectivity|Reflective]] surfaces [[emit]] the least '''black body radiation'''.
 
: [[Reflectivity|Reflective]] surfaces [[emit]] the least '''black body radiation'''.
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: When the rate of [[emission]] and [[Absorb (Physics)|absorption]] are the same then an [[object]] will remain at a constant [[temperature]]. If the rate of [[emission]] is greater than the rate of [[Absorb (Physics)|absorption]] then the [[object]] will decrease in [[temperature]]. If the rate of [[emission]] is less than the rate of [[Absorb (Physics)|absorption]] then the [[object]] will increase in [[temperature]].
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===References===
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====AQA====
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Latest revision as of 11:53, 28 October 2019

Contents

Key Stage 4

Meaning

 
This is a graph of the black body radiation spectrum for several temperatures.

Black body radiation is the electromagnetic radiation given off by all objects with a temperature above absolute zero (0 Kelvin or -273°C).

About Black Body Radiation

All objects emit electromagnetic waves.
The frequency of electromagnetic wave depends upon the temperature of the object. The higher the temperature the higher the frequency of electromagnetic wave.
The Sun emits visible light because its temperature is so high.
Objects at room temperature emit Infra-red radiation. This can be seen using a thermal imaging camera.
The colour of an object affects the rate at which it absorbs or emits infra-red radiation. Dark colours both absorbs and emit infra-red radiation more quickly than light colours.
Reflective surfaces emit the least black body radiation.
When the rate of emission and absorption are the same then an object will remain at a constant temperature. If the rate of emission is greater than the rate of absorption then the object will decrease in temperature. If the rate of emission is less than the rate of absorption then the object will increase in temperature.

References

AQA

Black body radiation, page 210, GCSE Physics, Hodder, AQA
Black body radiation, page 27, GCSE Physics; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA
Black body radiation, page 87, GCSE Physics; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
Black body radiation, pages 260, 261, GCSE Physics; The Complete 9-1 Course for AQA, CGP, AQA
Black body, pages 232-3, GCSE Physics; Student Book, Collins, AQA