“What is the physical significance of the statement that the temperature of each node is just the average of its neighbors if there is no heat generation”
What will be an ideal response?
The significance is that in regions without heat generation, the temperature profile must be linear.
Compare the subject equation with the solution of the differential equation
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What is the heat needed to heat 150 g of water from
to 
(specific heat of water = 4186 J/kg
A. 37.2 kJ B. 44.6 kJ C. 56.5 kJ D. 68.2 kJ E. 75.1 kJ
Thin Lenses: How far from a converging lens of focal length 30 cm must an object be placed so the image will be virtual and 3.0 times as large as the object?
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
TE is much smaller for lead than for iron. Which therefore has the greater heat capacity per atom at T = 100 K?
A. Lead B. Iron C. Both should be about the same.
For a standing wave on a string the wavelength must equal
a. the distance between adjacent nodes. b. the distance between adjacent antinodes. c. twice the distance between adjacent nodes. d. the distance between supports.