Two identical rods of copper and iron are coated with wax uniformly. When one end of each is kept at the temperature of boiling water,the lengths up to which wax melts are $8.4 \ cm$ and $4.2 \ cm$ respectively. If the thermal conductivity of copper is $0.92$,then the thermal conductivity of iron is:

The temperature difference between two sides of a metal plate,$3 \ cm$ thick,is $15^{\circ} C$. Heat is transmitted through the plate at the rate of $900 \ kcal$ per minute per $m^2$ at steady state. The thermal conductivity of the metal is:

$A$ heat source at $T_1 = 10^3\, K$ is connected to another heat reservoir at $T_2 = 10^2\, K$ by a copper slab which is $1\, m$ thick. Given that the thermal conductivity of copper is $0.1\, W\, K^{-1}\, m^{-1}$,the energy flux through it in the steady state is ........... $W\, m^{-2}$.

$A$ cylindrical metallic rod in thermal contact with two reservoirs of heat at its two ends conducts an amount of heat $Q$ in time $t$. The metallic rod is melted and the material is formed into a rod of half the radius of the original rod. What is the amount of heat conducted by the new rod,when placed in thermal contact with the two reservoirs in time $t$?

The temperature drop through each layer of a two-layer furnace wall is shown in the figure. Assume that the external temperatures $T_1$ and $T_3$ are maintained constant and $T_1 > T_3$. If the thicknesses of the layers $x_1$ and $x_2$ are the same,which of the following statements is correct?

$A$ metal utensil is generally preferred for cooking because ......