Superconductivity is a material property associated with - (1) cooling a substance without a phase change (2) frictionless liquid flow (3) a loss of thermal resistance (4) a loss of electrical resistance

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(3) a loss of thermal resistance Explanation: Superconductivity is a phenomenon of exactly zero electrical resistance and expulsion of magnetic flux fields occurring in certain materials, called superconductors.

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