the peak wavelength of the suns light is 500nm . What is the approximate temperature of the suns surface?

Question

 Math

Answer 1

Use Wien's displacement law.  Are you familiar with it?

 

λ_maxT = 0.2898 x 10^-2 m·K

 

λ_max = peak wavelength = 500 x 10^-9 m

 

T = (0.2898 x 10^-2 m·K)/λ_max = (0.2898 x 10^-2 m·K)/(500 x 10^-9 m) = 5796 K