Explain a fundamental characteristic that differentiates conduction from convection and radiation.

What will be an ideal response?


Conduction is the only heat transfer mechanism that dominates in solid materials. Convection and
radiation play important roles in fluids or, for radiation, in a vacuum. Under certain conditions, e.g., a
transparent solid, radiation could be important in a solid.

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