The amount of heat per second conducted from the blood capillaries beneath the skin to the surface is 240 J/s. The energy is transferred a distance of 2.0 x 10^-3 m through a body whose surface area is 1.6 m^2. Assuming that the thermal conductivity is that of body fat (k = 0.20 J/(s•m•degrees C)). Determine the temperature difference between the capillaries and the surface of the skin :


a. 9.2 degrees C

b. 5.4 degrees C

c. 1.5 degrees C

d. 6.9 degrees C

e. 3.7 degrees C