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Two thin metallic spherical shells of radii 20 cm20\,\text{cm} and 30 cm30\,\text{cm}, respectively are placed with their centres coinciding. A material of thermal conductivity α\alpha is filled in the space between the shells. The inner shell is maintained at 300 K300\,\text{K} and the outer shell at 310 K310\,\text{K}. If the rate at which heat flows radially through the material is 40 W40\,\text{W}, find the value of α\alpha (in units of Js−1m−1K−1\text{Js}^{-1}\text{m}^{-1}\text{K}^{-1}).