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Why does an optical pyrometer (for measuring high temperatures)...
Why does an optical pyrometer (for measuring high temperatures) calibrated for an ideal black body radiation give too low a value for the temperature of a red-hot iron piece in the open, but gives a correct value for the temperature when the same piece is in the furnace?
Options
- AThe pyrometer is not sensitive to red-hot temperatures.
- BThe black body radiation in the open interferes with the pyrometer's accuracy.
- CAn increase in the temperature of open space reduces the radiation energy. When the same piece of iron is placed in a furnace, the radiation energy, E=σT4
- DThe furnace provides a controlled environment for accurate temperature measurement.
Correct answer
C. An increase in the temperature of open space reduces the radiation energy. When the same piece of iron is placed in a furnace, the radiation energy, E=σT4
Step-by-step solution
Correct Option is : (C)
An increase in the temperature of open space reduces the radiation energy. When the same piece of iron is placed in a furnace, the radiation energy, E=σT4
An increase in the temperature of open space reduces the radiation energy. When the same piece of iron is placed in a furnace, the radiation energy, E=σT4