While measuring the thermal conductivity of a liquid, we keep the upper part hot and lower part cool, so that
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Natural convection in liquid occurs because of difference in density and is always in vertical direction. Therefore if we keep the upper part hot (lower density) and lower part cool (higher density) then heat transfer is because of conduction only.
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