The lengths of two rods made of the same metal and having the same area of cross-section are $0.6 \ m$ and $0.8 \ m$ respectively. The temperatures at the ends of the first rod are $90^{\circ}C$ and $60^{\circ}C$,and those for the second rod are $150^{\circ}C$ and $110^{\circ}C$. For which rod will the rate of heat conduction be greater?

The thermal conductivity of copper is $9$ times that of steel. Find the temperature of the junction of copper and steel in the composite rod as shown in the figure (in $^oC$).

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 $0^{\circ}C$.

$A$ slab of stone of area $0.36\, m^2$ and thickness $0.1\, m$ is exposed on the lower surface to steam at $100^{\circ} C$. $A$ block of ice at $0^{\circ} C$ rests on the upper surface of the slab. In one hour $4.8\, kg$ of ice is melted. The thermal conductivity of the slab is .......... $J/m/s/^{\circ} C$ (Given latent heat of fusion of ice $= 3.36 \times 10^5\, J/kg$)

Three rods of identical cross-section and lengths are made of three different materials of thermal conductivity $K_{1}, K_{2},$ and $K_{3}$,respectively. They are joined together at their ends to make a long rod. One end of the long rod is maintained at $100^{\circ} C$ and the other at $0^{\circ} C$. If the joints of the rod are at $70^{\circ} C$ and $20^{\circ} C$ in steady state and there is no loss of energy from the surface of the rod,the correct relationship between $K_{1}, K_{2}$ and $K_{3}$ is:

Two concentric spheres of radii $r_1$ and $r_2$ are maintained at temperatures $T_1$ and $T_2$ respectively. The rate of radial heat flow between the two concentric spheres is proportional to: