Answer:
[tex]\dot Q=4\ W[/tex]
Explanation:
Given:
Using Fourier's law of conduction:
[tex]\dot Q=k.A.\frac{dT}{L}[/tex]
where:
k = thermal conductivity of the material
A = cross-sectional area normal to the direction of temperature change
dT = temperature difference
L = length across the surfaces of temperature difference
Now, when the rod is stretched to twice its length then its area becomes half because its volume remains constant.
Hence Fourier's law becomes:
[tex]\dot Q=k.\frac{A}{2}.\frac{dT}{2L}[/tex]
the new rate of heat transfer is
[tex]\dot Q=4\ W[/tex]