Which of the following material is most suitable for cooking utensils?

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 ........ $^{\circ}C$.

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

Two rods are connected as shown. The rods are of the same length and same cross-sectional area. In the steady state,the temperature $(\theta)$ of the interface will be........ $^oC$

$A$ conducting rod of length $1 \,m$ has an area of cross-section $10^{-3} \,m^2$. One end is immersed in boiling water $(100^{\circ} C)$ and the other end in ice $(0^{\circ} C)$. If the coefficient of thermal conductivity of the rod is $96 \,cal/(s \cdot m \cdot ^{\circ}C)$ and the latent heat of fusion for ice is $8 \times 10^4 \,cal/kg$,then the amount of ice that will melt in one minute is:

The two ends of a metal rod are maintained at temperatures $100 ^\circ C$ and $110 ^\circ C$. The rate of heat flow in the rod is found to be $4.0 \ J/s$. If the ends are maintained at temperatures $200 ^\circ C$ and $210 ^\circ C$,the rate of heat flow will be.... $J/s$