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When a blackened platium wire is heated gradually, it apears

A

first blue, then red and finally white

B

first red, then blue and finally white

C

first white, then blue and finally red

D

first red, then white and finally blue

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(b) According to Wien's law
`lamda_(m)T=`constant
When temperature increases, wavelength decreases.
Due to his colour of object appears first red(of longer wavelength) then blue (shorter wavelength) and finally white (all wavelengths)
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