A closed box is filled with dry ice at a temperature of -86.0 °C, while the outside temperature is 21.0 °C. The box is cubical, measuring 0.394 m on a side, and the thickness of the walls is 4.49 × 102 m. In one day, 3.76 × 106 J of heat is conducted through the six walls. Find the thermal conductivity of the material from which the box is made. Number Units

A closed box is filled with dry ice at a temperature of -86.0 °C, while the outside temperature is 21.0 °C. The box is cubical, measuring 0.394 m on a side, and the thickness of the walls is 4.49 × 102 m. In one day, 3.76 × 106 J of heat is conducted through the six walls. Find the thermal conductivity of the material from which the box is made. Number Units

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Chapter14: Heat And Heat Transfer Methods

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Problem 18PE: In 1986, a gargantuan iceberg broke away from the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica. It was approximately...

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