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To measure temperatures, physicists often use the variation of intensity of EM radiation emitted by an object. The wavelength at which the intensity is greatest is given by the equation:

λmaxT = 0.2898 cm.K

where λmax is the wavelength of greatest intensity and T is the temperature of the object in kelvins. In 1965, microwave radiation peaking at λmax = 0.107 cm was discovered coming in all directions from space. To what temperature, in a) K b) °C c) °F, does this wavelength correspond?

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