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3 Feb 2012 17:49:16 IST

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The coefficient of thermal conductivity of metal depends on

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Aakanksha Sangwan

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4 Feb 2012 16:19:12 IST

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it depends on the metal itself , it is an intrinsic property of element

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4 Feb 2012 22:08:54 IST

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it depends only on the nature of the material.it is a constant for a particular metal just like specific heat capacity.(basically because it depends on the rate of flow of heat through the material)

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