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1. a) Briefly Describe how the study of blackbody radiation led to Planck’s quantum hypothesis.
1.a) Briefly Describe how the study of blackbody radiation led to Planck’s quantum hypothesis.
b) Derive Wien’s law from Planck’s radiation formula.
 
c) Derive the Stefan-Boltzmann law from Planck’s radiation formula.
1.b) Derive Wien’s law from Planck’s radiation formula.
 
1.c) Derive the Stefan-Boltzmann law from Planck’s radiation formula.
Use: <math>\int_o^{\infty}[x^3 /[e^x -1] dx = \pi^4 /15.</math>

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1.a) Briefly Describe how the study of blackbody radiation led to Planck’s quantum hypothesis.

1.b) Derive Wien’s law from Planck’s radiation formula.

1.c) Derive the Stefan-Boltzmann law from Planck’s radiation formula.

Use: