Physics GCSE
complete absorption
What complete absorption means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of complete absorption
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Because a black body neither reflects nor transmits incident radiation, all of that radiation is absorbed.
Topics that use complete absorption
Related terms
- black body
- cooling curves
- matt and shiny surfaces
- no reflection
- rate of emission
- good absorber is a good emitter
- infrared absorption
- infrared emission
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