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Re: metal conductivity (fwd)

At 06:49 2/8/00 -0800, Leigh wrote:
... carbon is the best thermal conductor at room temperature, but one
would have great difficulty explaining that on an atomic level by
comparing it to its chemical congeners. Quite a bit more than chemistry
is involved.

Leigh

I recently gathered an impression that students are led to think of
this allotrope as a macro molecule - which does not suit my taste.

All the same - that approach leads immediately to the jello in a
bowl concept of a material with a well-integrated thermal transmission.


brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net>
Altus OK