A hot metal plate is allowed to cool in still air

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Problem

A hot metal plate is allowed to cool in still air. When a fan is switched on to blow air directly across its surface, which mode of heat transfer from the plate increases most significantly? (a) Natural convection\text{Natural convection} (b) Conduction\text{Conduction} (c) Forced convection\text{Forced convection} (d) Radiation\text{Radiation}

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