A wall is made of 2.0 cm of aluminum siding (thermal conductivity 205 W m⁻¹ K⁻¹)…
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Problem
A wall is made of 2.0 cm of aluminum siding (thermal conductivity 205 W m⁻¹ K⁻¹) attached to 8.0 cm of cork board (thermal conductivity 0.040 W m⁻¹ K⁻¹). Under steady-state winter conditions, which layer acts as the primary limiter of heat flow, and why? Answer in one or two sentences.