Two spheres of different materials,one with double the radius and one-fourth wall thickness of the other,are filled with ice. If the time taken for complete melting of ice in the large radius sphere is $25 \ minutes$ and that for the smaller one is $16 \ minutes$,the ratio of thermal conductivities of the materials of the larger sphere to the smaller sphere is:

  • A
    $4:5$
  • B
    $5:4$
  • C
    $25:1$
  • D
    $1:25$

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