In the following figure,two insulating sheets with thermal resistances $R$ and $3R$ are shown. The temperature $\theta$ at the interface is ...... $^oC$.

The dimensional formula for thermal resistance is

Six identical conducting rods are joined as shown in the figure. Points $A$ and $D$ are maintained at $100^{\circ} C$ and $10^{\circ} C$ respectively. The temperature of junction $C$ will be $.... ^{\circ} C$.

Two rectangular blocks,having identical dimensions,can be arranged either in configuration $I$ or in configuration $II$ as shown in the figure. One of the blocks has thermal conductivity $k$ and the other $2k$. The temperature difference between the ends along the $x$-axis is the same in both the configurations. It takes $9 \ s$ to transport a certain amount of heat from the hot end to the cold end in the configuration $I$. The time to transport the same amount of heat in the configuration $II$ is: (in $s$)

The dimensions of thermal resistance are

Why do people prefer to give a layer of sand or foam insulation on ceilings made of concrete?