Four rods of identical cross-sectional area and made from the same metal form the sides of a square. The temperatures of two diagonally opposite points $A$ and $B$ are $\sqrt{2}T$ and $T$ respectively in the steady state. Assuming that only heat conduction takes place,what will be the temperature difference between the other two points $C$ and $D$?

Three rods of the same dimension have thermal conductivities $3K$,$2K$,and $K$. They are arranged as shown in the figure,with their ends at $100^oC$,$50^oC$,and $20^oC$. The temperature of their junction is ......... $^oC$.

Differentiate clearly between thermal conduction,thermal convection,and thermal radiation.

Three identical rods $AB$,$CD$ and $PQ$ are joined as shown. $P$ and $Q$ are midpoints of $AB$ and $CD$ respectively. Ends $A, B, C$ and $D$ are maintained at $0^{\circ} C, 100^{\circ} C, 30^{\circ} C$ and $60^{\circ} C$ respectively. The direction of heat flow in $PQ$ is

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.

In the variable state,the rate of flow of heat is controlled by