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A window has a glass surface area of 1.6x10^3 cm^2 and a thickness of 3.0 mm.

a) Find the rate of energy transfer by conduction through the windows when the temperature of the inside surface of the glass is 70 degrees F and the outside temperature is 90 degrees F.

b) Repeat for the same inside temperature and an outside temperature of 0 degrees F.

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You need to use conduction heat transfer equation, which is the Fourier law:
Q=kA*deltaT/thickness

with k= thermal conductivity of glass=1.0 (W/mK)
deltaT=Tout - ...

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