$A$ cylindrical steel rod of length $0.10 \,m$ and thermal conductivity $50 \,Wm^{-1}K^{-1}$ is welded end to end to a copper rod of thermal conductivity $400 \,Wm^{-1}K^{-1}$ and of the same area of cross-section but $0.20 \,m$ long. The free end of the steel rod is maintained at $100^{\circ}C$ and that of the copper rod at $0^{\circ}C$. Assuming that the rods are perfectly insulated from the surroundings,the temperature at the junction of the two rods is ................... $^{\circ}C$.

  • A
    $20$
  • B
    $30$
  • C
    $40$
  • D
    $50$

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