Two spheres of different materials one with double the radius and one-fourth wall thickness of the other are filled with ice. If the time taken for complete melting of ice in the larger sphere is 25 minute and for smaller one is 16 minute, the ratio of thermal conductivities of the materials of larger spheres to that of smaller sphere is

Step-by-step solution

Radius of small sphere = r Thickness of small sphere = t Radius of bigger sphere =2 r Thickness of bigger sphere = t / 4 Mass of ice melted =( volume of sphere ) (density of ice) Let K ₁ and K ₂ be the thermal conductivities of larger and smaller sphere. For bigger sphere, K₁ 4 (2 r)² 100 t / 4 = 4 3 (2 r)³ L 25 60 For smaller sphere, K ₂ 4 r ² 100 t = 4 3 (2 r )³ L 25 60