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2013

Physics · Dawn of Modern Physics

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Question

Candela is the luminous intensity, in the perpendicular direction of a surface _________ square meter of a black body at the temperature of freezing platinum under a pressure of 101325 newtons per square meter.

Options
  • A

    1/300000

  • B

    1/600000

  • C

    1/900000

  • D

    1/1200000

  • E

    1/1500000

Explanation

The candela is the luminous intensity, in the perpendicular direction, of a surface of 1/600000 square meters of a blackbody at the temperature of freezing platinum under a pressure of 101325 newtons per square meter.

The candela is the luminous intensity, in the perpendicular direction, of a surface of 1/600000 square meters of a blackbody at the temperature of freezing platinum under a pressure of 101325 newtons per square meter.

The candela (symbol: cd) is the SI base unit of luminous intensity; that is, power emitted by a light source in a particular direction, weighted by the luminosity function. A common candle emits light with a luminous intensity of roughly 1 cd.

The definition is this SI unit is given as

 "The candela is the luminous intensity, in the perpendicular direction, of a surface of 1/600000 square meter of a blackbody at the temperature of freezing platinum under a pressure of 101325 newtons per square meter."

Hence all options other than B are incorrect.

The candela is the luminous intensity, in the perpendicular direction, of a surface of 1/600000 square meters of a blackbody at the temperature of freezing platinum under a pressure of 101325 newtons per square meter.

The candela is the luminous intensity, in the perpendicular direction, of a surface of 1/600000 square meters of a blackbody at the temperature of freezing platinum under a pressure of 101325 newtons per square meter.

The candela is the luminous intensity, in the perpendicular direction, of a surface of 1/600000 square meters of a blackbody at the temperature of freezing platinum under a pressure of 101325 newtons per square meter.

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