JEE PHYSICS MCQ: THERMAL PROPERTIES OF MATTER

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Statement A: The radiation from the sun surface varies as the fourth power of its absolute temperature.
Statement B: Sun is not a black body.

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Correct option: B

Statement A is true and statement B is false

Option B is correct because the radiation from the sun's surface is approximately proportional to the fourth power of its absolute temperature (Stefan-Boltzmann law), but the sun is not a perfect black body.

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