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A Person Has a Thermal Conductivity of 0

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A person has a thermal conductivity of 0.18 W/m·K between his inner core and his skin with an effective shell thickness of 1.30 cm between his core and skin.If his inner core is at the normal 98.6°F,and his skin has a surface area of 1.62 m2,what will be his rate of loss of thermal energy due to conduction through his skin if his skin temperature is 28.3°C?


A) 150 W
B) 158 W
C) 316 W
D) 195 W
E) 254 W

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