Question

In the arrangements A and B shown in Figure 4.7, pins P and Q are fixed to a metal loop and an iron rod with the help of wax. In which case are both the pins likely to fall at different times? Explain.

Answer 1

In case ‘B’ the pin P will fall before the pin Q because the heat will reach pin P first. In case ‘A’, the heat travels in both the directions and pins P and Q will fall simultaneously.