A Blackbody Is an Ideal System That

question 54

Multiple Choice

A blackbody is an ideal system that

• A)absorbs 100% of the light incident upon it, but cannot emit light of its own (i.e., a "black" body).
• B)emits 100% of the light it generates, but cannot absorb radiation of its own.
• C)either absorbs 100% of the light incident upon it, or emits 100% of the radiation it generates.
• D)absorbs 50% of the light incident upon it, and emits 50% of the radiation it generates.
• E)absorbs 95% of the light incident upon it, and emits 5% of the radiation it generates.

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