According to the experiment of Ingen Hausz, the relation between the thermal conductivity $K$ of a metal rod and the length $l$ of the rod up to which the wax melts is:

Five rods of same dimensions are arranged as shown in the figure. They have thermal conductivities $K_1, K_2, K_3, K_4$ and $K_5$. When points $A$ and $B$ are maintained at different temperatures,no heat flows through the central rod if

One end of a $2.35\,m$ long and $2.0\,cm$ radius aluminium rod $(K = 235\,W\cdot m^{-1}K^{-1})$ is held at $20^{\circ}C$. The other end of the rod is in contact with a block of ice at its melting point. The rate in $kg\cdot s^{-1}$ at which ice melts is (Take latent heat of fusion for ice as $\frac{10}{3} \times 10^5\,J\cdot kg^{-1}$)

$A$ composite slab is prepared with two different materials $A$ and $B$. The relation between their coefficients of thermal conductivity and thickness is given as $K_A = \frac{K_B}{2}$ and $X_A = 2 X_B$,respectively. If the temperatures of the outer faces of $A$ and $B$ are $75^{\circ} C$ and $50^{\circ} C$ respectively,what will be the temperature of the common surface (in $^{\circ} C$)?

$A$ brass boiler has a base area of $0.15\; m^{2}$ and thickness $1.0\; cm$. It boils water at the rate of $6.0\; kg/min$ when placed on a gas stove. Estimate the temperature (in $^oC$) of the part of the flame in contact with the boiler. Thermal conductivity of brass $= 109\; J s^{-1} m^{-1} K^{-1}$; Heat of vaporisation of water $= 2256 \times 10^{3}\; J kg^{-1}$.

In steady state heat conduction,the equations that determine the heat current $j(r)$ [heat flowing per unit time per unit area] and temperature $T(r)$ in space are exactly the same as those governing the electric field $E(r)$ and electrostatic potential $V(r)$ with the equivalence given in the table below.

Heat flow	Electrostatics
$T(r)$	$V(r)$
$j(r)$	$E(r)$

We exploit this equivalence to predict the rate $\dot{Q}$ of total heat flowing by conduction from the surfaces of spheres of varying radii,all maintained at the same temperature. If $\dot{Q} \propto R^{n}$,where $R$ is the radius,then the value of $n$ is