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Consider the following statement

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Consider the following statement:
1. The albedo of an object determines its visual brightness when viewed with reflected light.
2. The albedo of Mercury is much greater than the albedo of the Earth.

(a)

1 only

(b)

2 only

(c)

Both 1 and 2

(d)

Neither 1 nor 2

Answer:

(a)

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Explanation

Statement 1 is correct. Albedo determines visual brightness. Statement 2 is incorrect. The albedo of Mercury is less than that of Earth.