NEET 2002
- Exam
- NEET
- Year
- 2002
- Subject
- Physics
- Chapter
- Thermal Properties of Matter
NEET 2002 · Physics · Thermal Properties of Matter
Which of the following is best close to an ideal black body?
Which of the following is best close to an ideal black body?
Options
- ABlack lamp
- BCavity maintained at constant temperature
- CPlatinum black
- DA lamp of charcoal heated to high temperature
Correct answer
B. Cavity maintained at constant temperature
Step-by-step solution
An ideal black body is one which absorbs all the incident radiation without reflecting or transmitting any part of it. Black lamp absorbs approximately (96 \%) of incident radiation.
An ideal black body can be realized in practice by a small hole in the wall of a hollow body (as shown in figure) which is at uniform temperature. Any radiation entering the hollow body through the holes suffers a number of reflections and ultimately gets completely absorbed. This can be facilitated by coating the interior surface with black so that about (96 \%) of the radiation is absorbed at each reflection. The portion of the interior surface opposite lo the hole is made conical to avoid the escape of reflected ray after one reflection.