Transmission Of Heat Question 222

Question: If the temperature of a black body be increased from $ 27^{o}C $ to $ 327^{o}C $ the radiation emitted increases by a fraction of

[Pb. PET 1997; JIPMER 1999]

Options:

A) 16

B) 8

C) 4

D) 2

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

$ \frac{E _{2}}{E _{1}}=\frac{T _{2}^{4}}{T _{1}^{4}}={{( \frac{237+227}{273+27} )}^{4}}={{( \frac{600}{300} )}^{4}}=16 $