Mercury is a poor conductor of heat compared to most other metals listed.
The poorest conductor of heat among the following is
Asked in BPSC Prelims Exam 66th · Topic: Conductivity (Thermal Conductivity: Mechanisms and Wiedemann-Franz Law)
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