A slice of pie and a slice of cake are at room temperature. You put both in the refrigerator to cool them down. Later you check and you notice that the pie is a colder temperature than the cake. Does the pie or the cake have higher conductivity? Explain. (Both the cake and pie are the same shape and mass)

A slice of pie and a slice of cake are at room temperature. You put both in the refrigerator to cool them down. Later you check and you notice that the pie is a colder temperature than the cake. Does the pie or the cake have higher conductivity? Explain. (Both the cake and pie are the same shape and mass)

Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Technology Update (No access codes included)

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Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

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Chapter22: Heat Engines, Entropy, And The Second Law Of Thermodynamics

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 22.7CQ: The device shown in Figure CQ22.7, called a thermoelectric converter, uses a series of semiconductor...

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