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Is the atmosphere of a planet orbiting a hot F star likely to absorb or reflect...

Is the atmosphere of a planet orbiting a hot F star likely to absorb or reflect more incoming radiation from its star than an M star? Why? What about the surface (assuming some part of both planets contains ice cover)? Why?

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