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Q. We consider the radiation emitted by the human body. Which of the following statements is true ?

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Solution:

The heat radiation emitted by the human body is the infrared radiation. Their wavelength is of the order of $7.9 \times 10^{-7} \,m$ to $10^{-3} \,m$ which is of cource the range of infrared region.
Hence, human body emits radiation in infrared region.