A black body is defined as an object which

(A) looks black.
(B) absorbs all e-m radiation equally.
(C) absorbs all e-m radiation completely.
(D) reflects all e-m radiation.


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A black body is defined as an object which

(A) looks black. --- No.

Absorbing all visible light is not enough.

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A black body is defined as an object which

(B) absorbs all e-m radiation equally.

No. That would be a grey body.

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A black body is defined as an object which

(C) absorbs all e-m radiation completely.

Yes. Like a hole in a very large box.

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A black body is defined as an object which

(D) reflects all e-m radiation.

No. That would be a white body.

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