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mildpiranha
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I have been struggling with the following; (apologies if this is a simple question)
After reading the Hershel experiment where with a prism light was used to split white light into a spectrum of colours and the red light was warmer than the violet light, then he placed a detector past the red and discovered infrared where his detector registered a higher temperature.
My question is why does the red light have a higher temperature than the violet, when the violet light has a higher energy?
Also if he placed a detector past the violet section in the ultraviolet region would he have detected a colder temperature?
Thank you for your help
After reading the Hershel experiment where with a prism light was used to split white light into a spectrum of colours and the red light was warmer than the violet light, then he placed a detector past the red and discovered infrared where his detector registered a higher temperature.
My question is why does the red light have a higher temperature than the violet, when the violet light has a higher energy?
Also if he placed a detector past the violet section in the ultraviolet region would he have detected a colder temperature?
Thank you for your help