Dmitri places one end of a copper rod in a heat reservoir and the other end in a heat sink. By what factor is the rate of heat flow changed when the temperature difference between the reservoir and sink is doubled?
a. 2.0
c. 4.0
b. 1/2
d. 1/4
A
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