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Two layers of cloth of equal thickness provide warmer covering than a single layer of cloth of double the thickness, because they .

A

behave like a thermos

B

have lesser thickness

C

allow heat of atmosphere to come to body

D

enclose between them a layer of air

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D
Air enclosed between two layers of cloth is a bad conductor of heat.
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