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MHT CET · Physics · Wave Optics

We consider the radiation emitted by the human body. Which of the following statements is true ?

  1. A The radiation is emitted during the summers and absorbed during the winters
  2. B The radiation emitted lies in the ultraviolet region and hence is not visible
  3. C The radiation emitted is in the infrared region
  4. D The radiation is emitted only during the day
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(C) The radiation emitted is in the infrared region

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The heat radiation emitted by the human body is the infrared radiation. Their wavelength is of the order of \(7.9 \times 10^{-7} \mathrm{~m}\) to \(10^{-3} \mathrm{~m}\) which is of cource the range of infrared region.

Hence, human body emits radiation in infrared region.