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  1. Bolometer is used to measure

  2. A.

     Frequency

    B.

     Temperature

    C.

     Velocity

    D.

     Wavelength

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    Answer : Option B

    Explanation :

    A bolometer is a device for measuring the power of incident electromagnetic radiation via the heating of a material with a temperature-dependent electrical resistance. It was invented in 1878 by the American astronomer Samuel Pierpont Langley. A bolometer consists of an absorptive element, such as a thin layer of metal, connected to a thermal reservoir (a body of constant temperature) through a thermal link. The result is that any radiation impinging on the absorptive element raises its temperature above that of the reservoir — the greater the absorbed power, the higher the temperature.


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