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Mechanical Engineering · Q124

Heat And Mass Transfer

Engineering and GATE · Mechanical Engineering · question 124

Q124

Kirchhoff's law states that

A.
The total radiation from a black body per second per unit area is directly proportional to the fourth power of the absolute temperature
B.
The wave length corresponding to the maximum energy is proportional to the absolute temperature
C.
The ratio of the emissive power and absorptive power of all bodies is the same and is equal to the emissive power of a perfectly black body
Answer
D.
None of the above

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
It states that For an arbitrary body emitting and absorbing thermal radiation in thermodynamic equilibrium, the emissivity is equal to the absorptivity.
The ratio of the emissive power and absorptive power of all bodies is the same and is equal to the emissive power of a perfectly black body