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The thermal conductivity of a material in CGS system is 0.8. In steady state, the rate of flow of heat `20 cal/s-cm^2', then the thermal gradient will

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`10^(@C)/(cm)`

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`12^(@C)/(cm)`

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`25^(@C)/(cm)`

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`20^(@C)/(cm)`

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