What is hotness of a body?

It is an absolute value

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It is a relative value

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It depends on the scale of the temperature used

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It cannot be measured

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Solution

The correct option is B
It is a relative value

A body is defined as hot or cold with respect to some reference. Therefore hotness of a body is a relative value.

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