A hot metal plate is positioned close to a cold metal plate. Infra-red radiation transfers thermal energy between the two plates. Which colour would make the cold plate’s temperature rise most slowly?
- Ahot plate: matt black, cold plate: matt black
- Bhot plate: matt black, cold plate: shiny white
- Chot plate: shiny white, cold plate: matt black
- Dhot plate: shiny white, cold plate: shiny white