Two identical metal wires of thermal conductivities $K _{1}$ and $K _{2}$ respectively are connected in series. The effective thermal conductivity of the combination is

  • A

    $\frac{2 K _{1} K _{2}}{ K _{1}+ K _{2}}$

  • B

    $\frac{ K _{1}+ K _{2}}{2 K _{1} K _{2}}$

  • C

    $\frac{ K _{1}+ K _{2}}{ K _{1} K _{2}}$

  • D

    $\frac{ K _{1} K _{2}}{ K _{1}+ K _{2}}$

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