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14.6 Exercise 2

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Under which two conditions would convection in a fluid be greatest?

  1. The gravitational acceleration is large, and the fluid density varies greatly for a given temperature change.
  2. The gravitational acceleration is small, and the fluid density varies greatly for a given temperature change.
  3. The gravitational acceleration is large, and the fluid density varies slightly for a given temperature change.
  4. The gravitational acceleration is small, and the fluid density varies slightly for a given temperature change.

OpenStax College Physics 2e, 14.6 Convection, exercise 2

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