Copper and iron rods of identical dimensions are coated with wax. The ratio of thermal conductivity of copper to iron is $10:9$. If one end of each rod is placed in hot water,the wax melts. Find the ratio of the lengths of the rods for which the wax melts at the same rate.

Two rods $A$ and $B$ of the same cross-sectional area $A$ and length $l$ are connected in series between a source $(T_1 = 100^{\circ}C)$ and a sink $(T_2 = 0^{\circ}C)$ as shown in the figure. The rods are laterally insulated. If $G_A$ and $G_B$ are the temperature gradients across rod $A$ (thermal conductivity $3K$) and rod $B$ (thermal conductivity $K$),then:

$A$ brass boiler has a base area of $0.15\; m^{2}$ and thickness $1.0\; cm$. It boils water at the rate of $6.0\; kg/min$ when placed on a gas stove. Estimate the temperature (in $^oC$) of the part of the flame in contact with the boiler. Thermal conductivity of brass $= 109\; J s^{-1} m^{-1} K^{-1}$; Heat of vaporisation of water $= 2256 \times 10^{3}\; J kg^{-1}$.

Three rods made of the same material and having the same cross-sectional area but different lengths $10\, cm, 20\, cm$,and $30\, cm$ are joined as shown. The temperature of the junction is ......... $^oC$.

Steam at $373 K$ is passed through a tube of radius $10 cm$ and length $2 m$. The thickness of the tube is $5 mm$ and the thermal conductivity of its material is $390 W m^{-1} K^{-1}$. Calculate the heat lost per second. The outside temperature is $0^{\circ}C$.

According to the experiment of Ingen Hausz, the relation between the thermal conductivity $K$ of a metal rod and the length $l$ of the rod up to which the wax melts is: