Question

If 'p' calorie of heat energy is incident on a body and absorbs ‘q' calories, its coefficient of absorption is

(1)p/q
(2) p -q
(3)q/p
(4)p+q
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Answer 1

Calories of incident heat=

p

Calories of absorbed heat=

q

∵

we know that coefficient of absorption is the ratio of heat absorbed to the incident heat.

So, coefficient of absorption=q/p

Answer 2

Answer:

p/q

Explanation:

calories of incident heat = p

calories of absorbed heat = q

Since, we know that coefficient of absorption is the ratio heat absorbed to the incident heat.

So, coefficient of absorption = p

q