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A lake with a flat bottom and steep sides has surface area 1.5 km2 and is...

A lake with a flat bottom and steep sides has surface area 1.5 km2 and is 8.0 m deep. On a summer day, the surface of water is at 30ͦC and the bottom water at 4 C. What is the rate of heat conduction through the lake? Consider thermal conductivity of 0.61 W/mK

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This problem is based on conduction of heat as explained below...

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