Q.

Three identical rods A, B and C are placed end-to-end. A temperature difference is maintained between the free ends of A and C. The thermal conductivity of B is thrice that of C and half of that of A. The effective thermal conductivity of the system will be (KA is the thermal conductivity of rod A)

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a

23KA

b

3KA

c

2KA

d

13KA

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

Given,  KB=KA/2

and    KB=3KC

 KC=KA/6

ABC

Rods are in series form, so

LK=l1KA+l2KB+l3KC

3lK=lKA+lKA/2+lKA/6   l=l1=l2=l3

or    3lK=9lKA or K=KA3

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Three identical rods A, B and C are placed end-to-end. A temperature difference is maintained between the free ends of A and C. The thermal conductivity of B is thrice that of C and half of that of A. The effective thermal conductivity of the system will be (KA is the thermal conductivity of rod A)