Consider a compound slab consisting of two different materials having equal thickness and thermal conductivities $K$ and $2K$ respectively. The equivalent thermal conductivity of the slab is

  • A
    $\sqrt{2}K$
  • B
    $3K$
  • C
    $\frac{4}{3}K$
  • D
    $\frac{2}{3}K$

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