Temperature of the Sun

When we look at the visible spectra of the sun, we see that it’s intensity peaks at about 500 nm (green light). From the equation:

? = b/T (where b = 2.9 x 10-3m*K)

we get: T = b/? = (2.9 x 10-3m*K) / 500 x 10-9m

? 6000 K .

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