Three rods made of the same material and having the same cross-sectional area but different lengths $10 \ cm$,$20 \ cm$,and $30 \ cm$ are joined as shown. The temperature of the joint is ....... $^oC$.

What properties should a material used for making a cooking pot possess? ($K =$ thermal conductivity,$S =$ specific heat capacity)

Two metal rods $1$ and $2$ have the same length and the same temperature difference at their ends. Their thermal conductivities are $K_1$ and $K_2$ and their cross-sectional areas are $A_1$ and $A_2$ respectively. The condition for the same rate of heat flow in them is ........

The water in a lake starts freezing at a temperature of $0^{\circ}C$. If it takes $7$ hours to form $1 \ cm$ of ice when the atmospheric temperature is $-10^{\circ}C$, how much additional time will it take to increase the thickness of the ice from $1 \ cm$ to $2 \ cm$ (in $hours$)?

$A$ 'thermacole' icebox is a cheap and an efficient method for storing small quantities of cooked food in summer in particular. $A$ cubical icebox of side $30 \,cm$ has a thickness of $5.0 \,cm$. If $4.0 \,kg$ of ice is put in the box,estimate the amount of ice (in $kg$) remaining after $6 \,h$. The outside temperature is $45 \,^{\circ}C$,and the coefficient of thermal conductivity of thermacole is $0.01 \,J \,s^{-1} \,m^{-1} \,K^{-1}$. Heat of fusion of water $= 335 \times 10^{3} \,J \,kg^{-1}$.

$A$ cylindrical metallic rod in thermal contact with two heat reservoirs at its two ends conducts an amount of heat '$Q_1$' in time '$t$'. The metallic rod is melted and the material is formed into a rod of length four times the length of the original rod. The amount of heat conducted by the new rod when placed in thermal contact with the same two reservoirs in time '$t$' is '$Q_2$'. Then $\frac{Q_1}{Q_2}$ is: