If $p$ calories of heat energy is incident on a body and $q$ calories is absorbed, then its coefficient of absorption is :

\frac{p}{q}

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The correct option is C $\frac{q}{p}$
Calories of incident heat= $p$
Calories of absorbed heat= $q$
$∵$ we know that coefficient of absorption is the ratio of heat absorbed to the incident heat.
So, coefficient of absorption= $\frac{q}{p}$

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If p calories of heat energy is incident on a body and q calories is absorbed, then its coefficient of absorption is :

The correct option is C qpCalories of incident heat=pCalories of absorbed heat=q∵ we know that coefficient of absorption is the ratio of heat absorbed to the incident heat.So, coefficient of absorption=qp

If $p$ calories of heat energy is incident on a body and $q$ calories is absorbed, then its coefficient of absorption is :

The correct option is C $\frac{q}{p}$
Calories of incident heat= $p$
Calories of absorbed heat= $q$
$∵$ we know that coefficient of absorption is the ratio of heat absorbed to the incident heat.
So, coefficient of absorption= $\frac{q}{p}$