Planck's Formula - Help undressing the question needed

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The discussion centers on plotting Planck's formula for black body radiation to estimate the temperature at which an object glows red hot. The key point is to identify the appropriate wavelength range for the plot, specifically focusing on the infrared edge of the visible spectrum. The author suggests that the peak of the intensity distribution should be set at the infrared edge, as this aligns with the temperature at which noticeable intensity occurs in the red spectrum. This approach ensures that the graph accurately represents the thermal radiation characteristics of red-hot objects.

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I have a question that asks me to plot Plancks formula for the wavelength dpendence of the intensity of black body radiation, and to use it to obtain an estimate for the temperature at which an object glows red hot.

Now I know Planck's formula (or its written in front of me), but I don't know what band of wavelengths I should plot. The EM spectrum? Other random wavelengths?

And for the red hot bit, is that the point at which the peak of the plot goes over a certain wavelength? The infra red end of the spectra?

Any help would be appreciated.
 
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Plot the portions of the spectrum that contain noticeable intensity ...
for a Temperature at which there's noticeable intensity in the "red".

The question author probably expects you to use a Temperature at which
the PEAK of the distribution is red (for whatever variable your equation is in)
- but this would appear orange-hot, with significant orange and yellow -
I would rather set the peak at the infrared edge of visible ...
even better, set the high-f inflection point at the infrared edge of visible.

[just because HUMANS can't see it , doesn't mean it isn't worth graphing!]
 
So it is the point at which the peak of the graph is in the infrared part of the spectrum then?
 

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