When a solid is heated, it emits electromagnetic radiation known as ________. An example of such radiation is the element of a stove stop burning bright red.
A) isoelectric radiation
B) visible and ultraviolet radiation
C) blackbody radiation
D) paramagnetic radiation
E) whitebody radiation

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When a solid is heated, it emits blackbody radiation. This is because as the solid is heated, its atoms vibrate and produce electromagnetic energy. This energy is then emitted as radiation, which can be visible (like the example of the stove top element burning red), ultraviolet, or infrared. Blackbody radiation is a term used to describe the radiation emitted by a perfect emitter of radiation at a given temperature, and it depends on the temperature of the object emitting the radiation.

When a Solid Is Heated, It Emits Electromagnetic Radiation Known