College Physics
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Author: ETKINA, Eugenia, Planinšič, G. (gorazd), Van Heuvelen, Alan
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The correct definition of the black body, from the provided options:
a. An object painted with a black, non-reflective paint.
b. An object that does not
c. A model of an object that emits electromagnetic waves with a characteristic frequency distribution.
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A. Intensity is proportional to the number of photons
B. Intensity is not dependent of photons.
C. Intensity increases as frequency increases
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A.Dr. Daniel Jackson & Jack O'Neill
B.Heinrich Hertz & James Maxwell
C.James Maxwell & Michael Faraday
D.Benjamin Franklin & Thomas Edison
E.Heinrich Hertz & James Morse
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