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Mud houses are cooler in summer and warmer in winter because

A

Mud is superconductor of heat

B

Mud is good conductor of heat

C

Mud is bad conductor of heat

D

None of the above

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C
Mud is bad conductor of heat. So it prevents the flow of heat between surrounding and inside.
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DC PANDEY ENGLISH-CALORIMETRY AND HEAT TRANSFER-Check points 16.3
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  2. Mud houses are cooler in summer and warmer in winter because

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  3. Snow is more heat insulating than ice, because

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  4. On heating one end of a rod the temperature of the whole rod will be u...

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  5. If the temperature difference on the two sides of a wall increases fro...

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  6. The thermal conductivity of a rod depends on

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  7. The unit of thermal conductivity is :

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  8. Wires A and B have have identical lengths and have circular cross-sect...

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  9. The end of two rods of different materials with their thermal conducti...

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  10. The length of the two rods made up of the same metal and having the sa...

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  11. Three rods made of the same material and having same cross-section are...

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  12. Two rods A and B are of equal lengths. Their ends of kept between the ...

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  13. Consider a compound slab consisting of two different material having e...

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  14. In a steady state of thermal conduction, temperature of the ends A and...

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  15. Three rods of same dimensions are arranged as shown in Fig. They have ...

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  16. Figure shows a copper rod joined to a steel rod. The rods have equal l...

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  17. A wall has two layers A and B, each made of different material. Both t...

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  18. A metal rod of length 2 m has cross sectional areas 2 A and A as shown...

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  19. A slab consists of two layers of different materials of the same thick...

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  20. Two rods of same length and transfer a given amount of heat 12 second,...

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