Temperature difference of $120\,^oC$ is maintained between two ends of a uniform rod $AB$ of length $2L$. Another bent rod $PQ$, of same cross-section as $AB$ and length $\frac{{3L}}{2}$,  is connected across $AB$ (See figure). In steady state, temperature difference between $P$ and $Q$ will be close to .......... $^oC$

On which factor does the thermal conductivity depend ?

Ice starts forming in lake with water at ${0^o}C$ and when the atmospheric temperature is $ - {10^o}C$. If the time taken for $1 \;cm$ of ice be $7$ hours, then the time taken for the thickness of ice to change from $1\; cm$ to $2\; cm$ is

Two plates $A$ and $B$ have thermal conductivities $84\,Wm ^{-1}\,K ^{-1}$ and $126\,Wm ^{-1}\,K ^{-1}$ respectively. They have same surface area and same thickness. They are placed in contact along their surfaces. If the temperatures of the outer surfaces of $A$ and $B$ are kept at $100^{\circ}\,C$ and $0{ }^{\circ}\,C$ respectively, then the temperature of the surface of contact in steady state is $..........\,{ }^{\circ} C$.

The heat is flowing through a rod of length $50 cm$ and area of cross-section $5c{m^2}$. Its ends are respectively at ${25^o}C$ and ${125^o}C$. The coefficient of thermal conductivity of the material of the rod is $0.092 kcal/m×s×^\circ C$. The temperature gradient in the rod is

One end of a thermally insulated rod is kept at a temperature $T_1$ and the other at $T_2$ . The rod is composed of two sections of length $l_1$ and $l_2$ and thermal conductivities $K_1$ and $K_2$ respectively. The temperature at the interface of the two section is