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ISBN: 9781119773474

Author: David Halliday; Robert Resnick; Jearl Walker

Publisher: Wiley Global Education US

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Chapter 18, Problem 72P

The average rate at which energy is conducted outward through the ground surface In North America is 54.0 mW/m², and the average thermal conductivity of the near-surface rocks is 2.50 W/m · K. Assuming a surface temperature of 10.0°C, find the temperature at a depth of 35.0 km (near the base of the crust). Ignore the heat generated by the presence of radioactive elements.

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