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Does the thermal conductivity of a substance affect its ability to heat or be heated by its surroundings? why or why not?
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Does the thermal conductivity of a substance affect its ability to heat or be heated by its surroundings? why or why not?

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Yes, because the higher the thermal conductivity value of a particular material the rapidly it will get heated by the surrounding.

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