Pick out the wrong statement:
(A) With change in temperature, the radiant energy emitted by a black body
remains unchanged
(B) Absorptivity of a body approaches unity in case of diffuse reflection
(C) Absorptivity of a perfectly black body is unity
(D) Value of Stefan-Boltzmann constant is 4.876 × 10
-8 KCal/m2
.hr.°K4

1 Answer

Answer :

(A) With change in temperature, the radiant energy emitted by a black body
remains unchanged

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