On a cold morning,a metal surface feels colder than a wooden surface because:

Consider two rods of same length and different specific heats $(S_{1}, S_{2})$,conductivities $(K_{1}, K_{2})$ and area of cross-sections $(A_{1}, A_{2})$ and both having temperatures $T_{1}$ and $T_{2}$ at their ends. If the rate of loss of heat due to conduction is equal,then:

$A$ brass rod of length $2 \ m$ and radius $1 \ cm$ has one end maintained at $250 \ ^oC$. When steady state is reached, the rate of heat flow through any cross-section is $0.5 \ cal \ s^{-1}$. Find the temperature of the other end in $^oC$. (Thermal conductivity of brass $K = 0.26 \text{ cal s}^{-1} \text{ cm}^{-1} \text{ } ^\circ\text{C}^{-1}$)

Two rectangular blocks $A$ and $B$ of different metals have the same length and the same area of cross-section. They are kept in such a way that their cross-sectional areas touch each other. The temperature at one end of $A$ is $100^{\circ}C$ and that of $B$ at the other end is $0^{\circ}C$. If the ratio of their thermal conductivities is $1 : 3$,then under steady state,the temperature of the junction in contact will be ........ $^{\circ}C$.

Three rods of equal length and cross-sectional area with thermal conductivities $K, 2K$,and $3K$ are joined as shown in the figure. The temperatures of their outer ends are $110\ ^oC, 20\ ^oC$,and $0\ ^oC$ respectively. Find the temperature of the junction in $^oC$.

$A$ cylindrical steel rod of length $0.10 \,m$ and thermal conductivity $50 \,Wm^{-1}K^{-1}$ is welded end to end to a copper rod of thermal conductivity $400 \,Wm^{-1}K^{-1}$ and of the same area of cross-section but $0.20 \,m$ long. The free end of the steel rod is maintained at $100^{\circ}C$ and that of the copper rod at $0^{\circ}C$. Assuming that the rods are perfectly insulated from the surroundings,the temperature at the junction of the two rods is ................... $^{\circ}C$.