Thermal Properties of Matter

Question

Assertion:  A hollow metallic closed container with small opening maintained at a high temperature can act as a source of black body radiation.

Reason:  All metals act as black body radiator.

  • If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

  • If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

  • If assertion is true but reason is false.

  • If both assertion and reason are false.

Answer

C.

If assertion is true but reason is false.

 A black body is an idealized object which absorbs and emits all frequencies. Blackbody radiation as a function of frequency for a fixed temperature.

The hollow metallic closed container maintained at a uniform temperature can act as a source of the black body. It is also well known that all metals cannot ac as a black body because if we take highly metallic polished surface. It will not behave as a perfect black body.

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