Compare the spectrum emitted from a blackbody at 12,000 K and at 3000 K, using Figure 5-12 of Universe, 11th ed. Where in the spectrum does the object emit more radiation when it is cooler than when it is warmer?
A) ultraviolet
B) visible
C) infrared
D) nowhere
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