10.5.1 - Conduction
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What is conduction?
💡 Hint: Think about touching a warm spoon.
Name one good conductor.
💡 Hint: What do you often see in wires?
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What is the process by which heat is transferred through direct contact?
💡 Hint: Think about a hot metal object touching something cold.
True or False: Insulators conduct heat well.
💡 Hint: Consider materials like rubber.
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A 1 m long copper rod with a cross-sectional area of 1 cm² has one end at 100°C and the other at 25°C. Calculate the heat transfer per second through the rod if the thermal conductivity is 390 W/m·K.
💡 Hint: Make sure you convert area to square meters correctly.
How does changing the thickness of insulation in a wall affect heat conduction?
💡 Hint: Think of how more layers in clothing keep you warmer.
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