Question #335184

What is Lorentz number? The thermal and electrical conductivities of Cu at 20oC are 390 Wm-1K-1 and

5.87x107W-1m-1 respectively. Calculate Lorentz number.​​


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Expert's answer
2022-05-02T13:44:15-0400

The Lorentz number is given by

L=κσTL=\frac{\kappa}{\sigma T}L=290Wm1K15.87×107Ω1m1×293K=1.69×108WΩK2L=\rm\frac{290\: Wm^{-1}K^{-1}}{5.87\times 10^{7}\: \Omega ^{-1}m^{-1}\times 293\: K}=1.69\times 10^{-8}\: W\Omega K^{-2}


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