If the temperature of an object is doubled, how does the rate of heat radiation change?
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If the temperature of an object is doubled, how does the rate of heat radiation change?
It doubles
It quadruples
It remains the same
It halves
According to the Stefan-Boltzmann law, if the temperature is doubled, the rate of heat radiation increases by a factor of 2^4 = 16.
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Q: If the temperature of an object is doubled, how does the rate of heat radiation change?
Solution: According to the Stefan-Boltzmann law, if the temperature is doubled, the rate of heat radiation increases by a factor of 2^4 = 16.
Steps: 7
Step 1: Understand that heat radiation is related to temperature.
Step 2: Learn about the Stefan-Boltzmann law, which states that the power (rate of heat radiation) emitted by an object is proportional to the fourth power of its absolute temperature.
Step 3: If the original temperature is T, and we double it, the new temperature becomes 2T.
Step 4: According to the Stefan-Boltzmann law, the rate of heat radiation at temperature T is proportional to T^4.
Step 5: Calculate the new rate of heat radiation at temperature 2T: (2T)^4 = 16T^4.
Step 6: Compare the new rate of heat radiation (16T^4) to the original rate (T^4).
Step 7: Conclude that the rate of heat radiation increases by a factor of 16 when the temperature is doubled.
