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Mechanical Engineering · Q151

Heat And Mass Transfer

Engineering and GATE · Mechanical Engineering · question 151

Q151

Absorptivity of a body will be equal to its emissivity

A.
At all temperatures
B.
At one particular temperature
C.
When system is under thermal equilibrium
Answer
D.
At critical temperature

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Kirchhoff's law states that For an arbitrary body emitting and absorbing thermal radiation in thermodynamic equilibrium, the emissivity is equal to the absorptivity.