A completely sealed container in a shape of a cube with side panels of length = 0.53 m, is full of carbonic ice at temperature -94.3 °C and placed in a room where the ambient temperature is 13.8 °C. The thickness of each (identical) panel of the container is 3.6 cm. In 0.7 day(s), an amount of 3894360 J of heat is conducted through the panels. Find the thermal conductivity of the material which the panels are made of. (3DDP)

A completely sealed container in a shape of a cube with side panels of length = 0.53 m, is full of carbonic ice at temperature -94.3 °C and placed in a room where the ambient temperature is 13.8 °C. The thickness of each (identical) panel of the container is 3.6 cm. In 0.7 day(s), an amount of 3894360 J of heat is conducted through the panels. Find the thermal conductivity of the material which the panels are made of. (3DDP)

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

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Author:Katz, Debora M.

Publisher:Katz, Debora M.

Chapter21: Heat And The First Law Of Thermodynamics

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