A simplified representation of the temperature dynamics of two adjacent masses is shown in Figure. The mass with capacitance C2 is perfectly insulated on all sides except one, which has a convective resistance R2. The thermal capacitances of the masses are C1 and C2, and their representative uniform temperatures are T1 and T2. The thermal capacitance of the surroundings is very large and the temperature is To.
(a) Develop a model of the behavior of T1 and T2.
(b) Discuss what happens if the thermal capacitance C2 is very small.

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