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The light from th sun is found to have a maximum intensity near the wavelength of `470nm`. Assuming that the surface of the sun emits as a blackbody, calculate the temperature of the surface of the sun.

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From Wien's displacement law, the temperature T of a Body corresponding to maximum intensity wavelength `lamda_m` is given by
`T=(b)/(lamda_m)`
`T=(2.89xx10^-3m-K)/(4750xx10^-10m)=6084K`
This temperature corresponds to the chromosphere (surface) of the sun.
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