Conduction: If, with steady state heat flow established, you double the thickness of a wall built from solid uniform material, the rate of heat loss for a given temperature difference across the thickness will
A. become one-half its original value.
B. also double.
C. become one-fourth its original value.
D. become 1/
of its original value.
E. become four times its original value.
Answer: A
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