A copper rod and an aluminium rod with the same cross sectional areas are joined as above, with the temperatures at each end maintained at
and
respectively. Let
be the temperature of the contact surface between the two rods. Let
and
be the quantities of heat passing through the cross sections of the copper and aluminium rods, respectively. What are the temperature
and the relative values of
and
(The thermal conductivity of copper is twice as large as that of aluminium.)
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