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One end of a rod is held in a fire, while the other is held by one’s hand. Just assume his hand doesn’t get burned. After some time the rod-hand system is in thermal equilibrium. True or False?(a) True(b) FalseThis question was addressed to me in an interview.This question is from Thermal Equilibrium topic in chapter Thermodynamics of Physics – Class 11 |
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Answer» CORRECT option is (b) False Easiest explanation: In the given situation, after some time a STEADY STATE will be reached. That is temperature at INDIVIDUAL points will be constant, but there will be a DIFFERENCE of temperature between 2 points along the length of the rod. For, this heat flow will be continuous so we can’t call it thermal equilibrium. |
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