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A hot and a cold body are kept in vacuum separated from each other. Which of the following causes decrease in temperature of the hot body?
  1. Convection
  2. Radiation
  3. Conduction
  4. Temperature remains unchanged

A
Radiation
B
Convection
C
Conduction
D
Temperature remains unchanged
Solution
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Heat flow through vacuum is possible in radiation mode due to which temperature of hot body falls.

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