CET Karnataka Medical CET - Karnataka Medical Solved Paper-2011

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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 (\[{{K}_{A}}\]is the thermal conductivity of rod A)

    A)  \[\frac{1}{3}{{K}_{A}}\]           

    B)  \[3{{K}_{A}}\]

    C)  \[2{{K}_{A}}\]

    D)  \[\frac{2}{3}{{K}_{A}}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    \[\] Given,       \[{{K}_{B}}={{K}_{A}}/2,\] and         \[{{K}_{B}}=3{{K}_{C}}\] \[\therefore \] \[{{K}_{C}}={{K}_{A}}/6\] Rods are in series form so     \[\frac{L}{K}=\frac{{{l}_{1}}}{{{K}_{A}}}+\frac{{{l}_{2}}}{{{K}_{B}}}+\frac{{{l}_{3}}}{{{K}_{C}}}\] \[(\because l={{l}_{1}}={{l}_{2}}={{l}_{3}})\] \[\frac{3l}{K}=\frac{l}{{{K}_{A}}}+\frac{l}{{{K}_{A}}/2}+\frac{l}{{{K}_{A}}/6}\] or \[\frac{3l}{K}=\frac{9l}{{{K}_{A}}}\] or \[K=\frac{{{K}_{A}}}{3}\]


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