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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

Kirchoff's law

D

Newton's law of cooling

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The correct Answer is:
B
The equation of Wien's displacement law,
i.e., `lambda_(m)T`= constant.
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