a. A slab of thermal insulator is 100 cm² in cross section and 2 cm thick. Its thermal conductivity is 2.4 x 10 - cal/(s em C). If the temperature difference between opposite faces is 180 F, how much heat flows through the slab in one day?

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a. A slab of thermal insulator is 100 cm² in cross section and 2 cm thick. Its
thermal conductivity is 2.4 x 10 -+ cal/(s cm C"). If the temperature difference
between opposite faces is 180 F', how much heat flows through the slab in one
day?
Transcribed Image Text:a. A slab of thermal insulator is 100 cm² in cross section and 2 cm thick. Its thermal conductivity is 2.4 x 10 -+ cal/(s cm C"). If the temperature difference between opposite faces is 180 F', how much heat flows through the slab in one day?
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