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Chapter 14 Problem 36P

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Problem 36P

Heat conduction to skin. Suppose 200 W of heat flows by conduction from the blood capillaries beneath the skin to the body’s surface area of 1.5 m2. If the temperature difference is 0.50 C°, estimate the average distance of capillaries below the skin surface.

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Title Physics: Principles with Applications 6 
Author Douglas C. Giancoli
ISBN 9780130606204

Heat conduction to skin. Suppose 200 W of heat flows by

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