A metal plate behaves like an ideal blackbody at

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Problem

A metal plate behaves like an ideal blackbody at 500 K500\,\text{K}. Another plate of the same area and temperature has emissivity 0.25. What is the ratio of the power radiated by the second plate to that by the blackbody plate? (a) 0.500.50 (b) 4.04.0 (c) 0.250.25 (d) 0.750.75

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