Key term for AQA GCSE Physics, used in Black Body Radiation.
An object that absorbs 100% of all the radiation incident on it, reflecting and transmitting none, making it the best possible emitter.
Perfect black body appears in AQA GCSE Physics revision content for Waves, especially Black Body Radiation and Emission and absorption of infrared radiation.
Waves
Black Body Radiation • Emission and absorption of infrared radiation
Waves
Electromagnetic Waves • Uses and applications of electromagnetic waves
Waves
Black Body Radiation • Perfect black bodies and radiation
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