Two metal wires of identical dimensions are connected in series. If $\sigma _1$ and $\sigma _2$ are the conductivities of the metal wires respectively, the effective conductivity of the combination is
$\frac{{{\sigma _1}{\sigma _2}}}{{{\sigma _1} + {\sigma _2}}}$
$\frac{{2{\sigma _1}{\sigma _2}}}{{{\sigma _1} + {\sigma _2}}}$
$\frac{{{\sigma _1}+{\sigma _2}}}{{2{\sigma _1}{\sigma _2}}}$
$\frac{{{\sigma _1}+{\sigma _2}}}{{{\sigma _1}{\sigma _2}}}$
Which of the following material is most suitable for cooking utensil?
Two rods $A$ and $B$ of different materials but same cross section are joined as in figure. The free end of $A$ is maintained at $100^o C$ and the free end of $B$ is maintained at $0^o C$. If $l_2 = 2l_1, K_1 = 2K_2$ and rods are thermally insulated from sides to prevent heat losses then the temperature $\theta$ of the junction of the two rods is ........ $^oC$
Hot water cools from $60\,^oC$ to $50\,^oC$ in the first $10\, min$ and to $42\,^oC$ in the next $10\, min$. The temperature of the surrounding is ......... $^oC$
The distribution of relative intensity $I(\lambda )$ of blackbody radiation from a solid object versus the wavelength $\lambda $ is shown in the figure . If the Wien displacement law Constant is $2.9 \times 10^{-3}\ mK$ , what is the approximate temperature of the object ........ $K$.
The intensity of radiation emitted by the sun has its maximum value at a wavelength of $510\,nm$ and that emitted by the north star has the maximum value at $350\,nm$. If these stars behave like black bodies, then the ratio of thesurface temperature of the sun and north star is