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I'm not sure I fully understand the difference between thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity as thermal properties of a material and would appreciate if anyone could clarify. I understand thermal diffusivity is for a transient case and conductivity is for steady state. This is what...

Hi, Which of ZnS and CdSe will have the larger band gap energy, explain. The answer is given as Zinc sulfide will have a larger band gap energy than cadmium selenide. Both are II-VI compounds, and Zn and S are both higher vertically in the periodic table than Cd and Se. In moving from...