While the total emissivity of a perfect black body is unity, the same for a real body is(A) 0(B) 1(C) > 1(D) Between 0 and 1

While the total emissivity of a perfect black body is unity, the same for

a real body is

(A) 0

(B) 1

(C) > 1

(D) Between 0 and 1

by

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(D) Between 0 and 1

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