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Which law states that the energy radiated by a black body is directly proportional to the fourth power of its Kelvin temperature?

Correct answer D. Stefan's law

Explanation

The Stefan-Boltzmann law gives the power radiated per unit area as E = σT⁴, where σ is Stefan's constant, so doubling the temperature increases emission sixteenfold.

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