NEET Physics Transmission of Heat NEET PYQ-Transmission Of Heat

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    Consider a compound slab consisting of two different materials having equal thickneses and thermal conductivities K and 2K, respectively. The equivalent thermal conductivity of the slab is:                                 [AIPMT 2003]

    A)        \[3\,K\]            

    B)      \[\frac{4}{3}K\]

    C)  \[\frac{2}{3}K\]           

    D)       \[\sqrt{2}\,K\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    The quantity of heat flowing across a slab in time t, \[Q=\frac{KA\Delta \theta }{l}\]
                For same heat flow through each slab and composite slab, we have
                \[\frac{{{K}_{1}}A(\Delta {{\theta }_{1}})}{l}=\frac{{{K}_{2}}A(\Delta {{\theta }_{2}})}{l}=\frac{K'A(\Delta {{\theta }_{1}}+\Delta {{\theta }_{2}})}{2l}\]
                or  \[{{K}_{1}}\Delta \,{{\theta }_{1}}={{K}_{2}}\Delta {{\theta }_{2}}=\frac{K'}{2}\,(\Delta {{\theta }_{1}}+\Delta {{\theta }_{2}})=C\,\,\,(say)\]
                So,       \[\Delta {{\theta }_{1}}=\frac{C}{{{K}_{1}}},\Delta {{\theta }_{2}}=\frac{C}{{{K}^{2}}}\]
                and       \[(\Delta {{\theta }_{1}}+\Delta {{\theta }_{2}})=\frac{2C}{K'}\]
                or          \[\frac{C}{{{K}_{1}}}+\frac{C}{{{K}_{2}}}=\frac{2C}{K'}\]
                or         \[C\left( \frac{{{K}_{1}}+{{K}_{2}}}{{{K}_{1}}\,{{K}_{2}}} \right)=\frac{2C}{K'}\]
                \[\therefore \]      \[K'=K,\,{{K}_{2}}=2K\]
                Given,   \[{{K}_{1}}=K,\,{{K}_{2}}=2K\]             So,       \[K'=\frac{2K\times 2K}{K+2K}=\frac{4}{3}\]


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