For an ideal black body (A) Absorptivity = 1 (B) Reflectivity = 1 (C) Emissivity = 0 (D) Transmissivity = 1

For an ideal black body

(A) Absorptivity = 1

(B) Reflectivity = 1

(C) Emissivity = 0

(D) Transmissivity = 1

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(A) Absorptivity = 1

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