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Chapter 17 Problem 106P

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One experimental method of measuring an insulating material’s thermal conductivity is to construct a box of the material and measure the power input to an electric heater inside the box that maintains the interior at a measured temperature above the outside surface. Suppose that in such an apparatus a power input of 180 W is required to keep the interior surface of the box 65.0 Co (about 120 Fo) above the temperature of the outer sur-face. The total area of the box is 2.18 m2, and the wall thickness is 3.90 cm. Find the thermal conductivity of the material in SI units.

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Title University Physics 13 
Author Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman
ISBN 9780321675460

One experimental method of measuring an insulating

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