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Defined absorptive power of a body .What is the absorptive power of a perfect black body?

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Absorptive power of a body is defined as the ratio of energy absorbed by the body within the wave length range of `lambda` and `lambda + d lambda` to the total energy flux following on the body .Absorptive power,
`a lambda=("Energy flux absorbed in certain time ")/("Total energy flux incident on the body in the same time")`
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