<h2>Summary</h2>
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<li>Heat conduction is the transfer of heat between two objects in direct contact with each other.</li>
<li>The rate of heat transfer \(Q/t\) (energy per unit time) is proportional to the temperature difference \({T}_{2}-{T}_{1}\) and the contact area \(A\) and inversely proportional to the distance \(d\) between the objects:

<p>\(\cfrac{Q}{t}=\cfrac{\text{kA}({T}_{2}-{T}_{1})}{d}\text{.}\)</p>
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<h2>Glossary</h2>
<h3><em>R</em> factor</h3>
<p>the ratio of thickness to the conductivity of a material</p>
<h3>rate of conductive heat transfer</h3>
<p>rate of heat transfer from one material to another</p>
<h3>thermal conductivity</h3>
<p>the property of a material’s ability to conduct heat</p>

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Summarizing Conduction

Physics is a science discipline concerned with the nature and properties of matter and energy. Physics topics include mechanics, heat, light and radiation, sound, electricity, magnetism, the structure of atoms, and so on.

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Discover the principles of heat and learn about the various methods of heat transfer, including conduction, convection, and radiation, as well as the mechanics of latent heat and temperature change in this tutorial.


Summarizing Conduction

Summary

Glossary

R factor

rate of conductive heat transfer

thermal conductivity

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