Asked in PMC Practice Test 26 (2021) 2021

Black body is considered ideal when it

Correct answer: C. both a and b

  • A. emits all radiation
  • B. absorbs all radiation
  • C. both a and b
  • D. none of these

Explanation

A blackbody is defined as an ideal body that allows all incident radiation to pass into it (zero reflectance) and that absorbs internally all the incident radiation (zero transmittance).

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