Multiple Choice
An ideal blackbody in physics and astronomy is an object that
A) emits only infrared light and hence appears black to the eye.
B) does not emit or absorb any electromagnetic radiation.
C) absorbs and emits electromagnetic radiation at all wavelengths.
D) absorbs all electromagnetic radiation but emits none.
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