What is it?

[Gabriel Ordonez 2K]

Dr. Lavelle talked about Black Body Radiation, but he did not really explain it in a detailed manner. What is it, and is this information vital to the course later down the line? Thank You!

[AryaG_4C]

He mentioned that in lectures although he said it is not a part of our syllabus! It is essentially bodies that absorb/emit all frequencies therefore would be essentially invisible.

[zoedfinch1K]

I believe he just used black bodies as an example, and we do not need to know about it in detail.

[April Meza 3K]

He said that we were not going to cover black bodies so I wouldn't worry about it.

[JOtomo1F]

In another post on this topic, the Chem Moderator stated that this is out of the course study so we do not need to know much about it!

[PriscillaLi_3G]

It won't be tested!

[Robert Cross 1A]

He mentioned that in lectures although he said it is not a part of our syllabus! It is essentially bodies that absorb/emit all frequencies therefore would be essentially invisible.

If you are interested in reading more into this topic, I found this simplified wikipedia article helpful in understanding its relevance.
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbody_radiation