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Two slabs A and B of different materials but of the same thicknesss are joined end to end to form a composite slab. The thermal conductivities of A and B are `K_(1)` and `K_(2)` respectively. A steady temperature difference of `12^(@)`C is maintained across the composite slab. If `K_(1) = K_(2)/2`, the temperature difference across slabs A is

A

`4^@C`

B

`8^@C`

C

`12^@C`

D

`16^@C`

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B
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