A perfectly opaque object that absorbs all radiation and reemits the absorbed energy as thermal radiation is

A) a hot, dense cloud of gas.
B) a cold, dense cloud of gas.
C) an infrared radiation emitter.
D) a thermal emitter.
E) transparent.


D

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