The figure shows the cross section of a wall made of three layers. The thicknesses of the layers are L1. L2 =0.700 L1. and L3 = 0.350 L1. The thermal conductivities are k1, k2 = 0.900 k1, and k3 = 0.660 k1. The temperatures at the left and right sides of the wall are TH = 20 °C and Tc= -20 °C, respectively. Thermal conduction is steady. (a) What is the temperature difference AT2 across layer 2 (between the left and right sides of the layer)? If k2 were, instead, equal to 1.160k1. (b) would the rate at which energy is conducted through the wall be greater than, less than, or the same as previously, and (c) what would be the value of AT2?
Energy transfer
The flow of energy from one region to another region is referred to as energy transfer. Since energy is quantitative; it must be transferred to a body or a material to work or to heat the system.
Molar Specific Heat
Heat capacity is the amount of heat energy absorbed or released by a chemical substance per the change in temperature of that substance. The change in heat is also called enthalpy. The SI unit of heat capacity is Joules per Kelvin, which is (J K-1)
Thermal Properties of Matter
Thermal energy is described as one of the form of heat energy which flows from one body of higher temperature to the other with the lower temperature when these two bodies are placed in contact to each other. Heat is described as the form of energy which is transferred between the two systems or in between the systems and their surrounding by the virtue of difference in temperature. Calorimetry is that branch of science which helps in measuring the changes which are taking place in the heat energy of a given body.
the letter b options are : greater, less than, equal.
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