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A 2 m long wire of resistance 4 ohm and diameter 0.64 mm is coated with plastic insulation of thickness 0.06 mm. When a current of 5 ampere flows through the wire, find the temperature difference across the insulation in steady-state if K = 0.16 × 10-2 cal cm-1 °C-1 s-1.
PhysicsThermal Properties of MatterJEE Main
Options:
  • A 1 °C
     
  • B 2 °C
     
  • C 3 °C
     
  • D 4 °C
     
Solution:
1098 Upvotes Verified Answer
The correct answer is: 2 °C
 
Consider a coaxial cylindrical shell of radius r and thickness dr as shown in diagram. The radial rate of flow of heat through this shell in steady state will be



H = d Q dt = - K A d θ dr

[Negative sign is used as with increase in r, θ decreases.] Now as for cylindrical shell A = 2πrL,

H = - 2 π r L K d θ dr

or a b dr r = - 2 π LK H θ 1 θ 2 d θ

which on integration and simplification gives:

H = d Q d t = 2 π KL θ 1 - θ 2 log e b / a ....(i)

Here H = I 2 R 4.2 = 5 2 × 4 4.2 = 24 cal/s, L = 2 m = 200 cm

              r1 = (0.64/2) mm = 0.032 cm

and    r2 = r1 + d = 0.032 + 0.006 = 0.038 cm

So θ 1 - θ 2 = 24 × log e 38 / 32 2 × 3.14 × 200 × 0.16 × 10 - 2

= 24 × 2.3026 [ log 10 38 - log 10 32 ] 3.14 × 0.64

orθ1-θ2=55×[1.57-1.50]22 °C

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