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Coefficient of absorption is a measure of the rate of _____in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation as it passes through a given substance.

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decrease

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increase

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either increase or decrease

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None

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Solution

The correct option is A decrease
When electromagnetic radiation passes through a substance it gets absorbed partly by the substance. Hence its intensity goes on decreasing.

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