(a) What is the wavelength of the peak of the blackbody radiation curve for the human body (T = 311 K)? (Enter your answer to at least two decimal places.)   (b)What type of EM wave is this? radio microwave    infrared visible light ultraviolet xray gamma ray

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(a) What is the wavelength of the peak of the blackbody radiation curve for the human body (T = 311 K)? (Enter your answer to at least two decimal places.)

 

(b)What type of EM wave is this?

radio
microwave   
infrared
visible light
ultraviolet
xray
gamma ray
 
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