If the thermal conductivity of aluminum is $0.5 \ cal/cm \cdot s \cdot ^\circ C$,then the temperature gradient required to conduct $10 \ cal/s \cdot cm^2$ in the steady state is ...... $^\circ C/cm$.

Why do some cooking vessels have a copper coating at the bottom?

The two opposite faces of a cubical piece of iron (thermal conductivity $= 0.2 \text{ CGS units}$) are at $100^{\circ}C$ and $0^{\circ}C$ in ice. If the area of a surface is $4 \text{ cm}^2$,then the mass of ice melted in $10 \text{ minutes}$ will be ...... $\text{gm}$.

An aluminium rod of length $1 \,m$ and a steel rod of length $2 \,m$, both having the same cross-sectional area, are soldered together end-to-end. The thermal conductivity of the aluminium rod and the steel rod is $200 \,Js^{-1} \,m^{-1} \,K^{-1}$ and $50 \,Js^{-1} \,m^{-1} \,K^{-1}$ respectively. The temperatures of the free ends are maintained at $300 \,K$ and $500 \,K$. What is the temperature of the junction (in $\,K$)?

Which of the following cylindrical rods will conduct the most heat when their ends are maintained at the same steady temperature difference?

The thermal conductivities of copper,mercury,and glass are $K_c$,$K_m$,and $K_g$ respectively,such that $K_c > K_m > K_g$. If the same amount of heat flows per unit time through a unit cross-sectional area for each,what is the relationship between their temperature gradients $(X_c, X_m, X_g)$?