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While preforming an experiment involving colors and heat,Susan noticed that the black paper was warmer than the white piece of paper.This is known as a?

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Blackbody radiation

Step-by-step explanation:

This phenomenon described by Susan is know as black body radiation. Different materials by color reacts to incident radiation on them in diverse manner.

  • A white surface will reflect all the wavelength of light incident on it.
  • A black surface will absorb all the wavelength of light on it.

This absorption causes the black surface to be hotter compared to other surfaces.

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