Two rods one made of copper and other made of steel of same length and same cross sectional area are joined together. The thermal conductivity of copper and steel are 385 J s-1 K-1 m-1 and 50 J s-1 K-1 m-1 respectively. The free ends of copper and steel are held at 100 and 0 respectively. The temperature at the junction is, nearly :
- 88.5
- 12
- 50
- 73
Answer
(1) 88.5
Solution
In the steady state, the rate of heat flow through both rods is the same. Let the junction temperature be .
K1 A(100 - )L = K2 A( - 0)L
385(100 - ) = 50
435 = 38500
88.5
Answer: (1)