A wall consists of alternating blocks of length $d$ and coefficient of thermal conductivity $K_{1}$ and $K_{2}$ respectively as shown in figure. The cross sectional area of the blocks are the same. The equivalent coefficient of thermal conductivity of the wall between left and right is
NEET 2017, Medium
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