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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.

A

Stefan's law

B

Wien's displacement Law

C

Kirchhoff's law

D

Newton's law of cooling

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