$A$ long metallic bar is carrying heat from one of its ends to the other end under steady-state. The variation of temperature $\theta$ along the length $x$ of the bar from its hot end is best described by which of the following figures?

$A$ rod of length $L$ and uniform cross-sectional area has varying thermal conductivity which changes linearly from $2K$ at end $A$ to $K$ at the other end $B$. The ends $A$ and $B$ of the rod are maintained at constant temperatures $100^oC$ and $0^oC$, respectively. At steady state, the graph of temperature $T = T(x)$, where $x$ is the distance from end $A$, will be:

Explain why:
$(a)$ a body with large reflectivity is a poor emitter.
$(b)$ a brass tumbler feels much colder than a wooden tray on a chilly day.
$(c)$ an optical pyrometer (for measuring high temperatures) calibrated for an ideal black body radiation gives too low a value for the temperature of a red hot iron piece in the open,but gives a correct value for the temperature when the same piece is in the furnace.
$(d)$ the earth without its atmosphere would be inhospitably cold.
$(e)$ heating systems based on circulation of steam are more efficient in warming a building than those based on circulation of hot water.

The sun,acting as a black body,emits maximum radiation at a wavelength of $0.48 \ \mu m$. The average radius of the sun is $6.96 \times 10^{8} \ m$. The Stefan-Boltzmann constant is $5.67 \times 10^{-8} \ W/m^2K^4$ and Wien's constant is $0.293 \ cm \cdot K$. The decrease in the mass of the sun per second due to radiation is ..... $kg/s$.

Power radiated by a black body at temperature $T_1$ is $P$ and it radiates maximum energy at a wavelength $\lambda_1$. If the temperature of the black body is changed from $T_1$ to $T_2$,it radiates maximum energy at a wavelength $\frac{\lambda_1}{2}$. The power radiated at $T_2$ is (in $P$)

The power radiated by a black body is $P$ and it radiates maximum energy around the wavelength $\lambda_0$. If the temperature of the black body is now changed so that it radiates maximum energy around wavelength $\frac{3}{4}\lambda_0$,the power radiated by it will increase by a factor of