Will a blackbody at temperature T emit more photons per second with energy 0.5 kBT or with energy 1.5 kBT?

A. It will emit more photons with the lower energy.
B. It will emit more photons with the higher energy.
C. The number of photons emitted will be the same.
D. One has no way of telling.


B. It will emit more photons with the higher energy.

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