The thermal conductivity of a rod is $2$. What is its thermal resistivity?

An ice cube of dimensions $60\,cm \times 50\,cm \times 20\,cm$ is placed in an insulation box of wall thickness $1\,cm$. The box keeping the ice cube at $0^{\circ}C$ temperature is brought to a room of temperature $40^{\circ}C$. The rate of melting of ice is approximately. (Latent heat of fusion of ice is $3.4 \times 10^{5}\,J\,kg^{-1}$ and thermal conductivity of insulation wall is $0.05\,W\,m^{-1\circ}C^{-1}$)

Which of the following circular rods (given radius $r$ and length $l$),each made of the same material and whose ends are maintained at the same temperature difference,will conduct the most heat?

On a cold morning,a metal surface will feel colder to touch than a wooden surface because

$A$ rod of length $L$ with sides fully insulated is made of a material whose thermal conductivity varies with temperature $T$ as $K = \frac{\alpha}{T}$,where $\alpha$ is a constant. The ends of the rod are kept at temperatures $T_1$ and $T_2$. The temperature $T$ at a distance $x$ from the end kept at $T_1$ is:

$A$ rod of length $l$ with thermally insulated lateral surface is made of a material whose thermal conductivity $K$ varies as $K = C/T$,where $C$ is a constant. The ends are at temperatures $T_1$ and $T_2$. The heat current density is