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AP Physics 2
9.5 Specific Heat and Thermal Conductivity
9.3 Thermal Energy Transfer and Equilibrium
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A horizontal cylindrical metal rod of length L and cross-sectional area A. The left end is attached to a thermal reservoir at temperature T_L, and the right end is attached to a thermal reservoir at temperature T_R, with T_L > T_R. The top and bottom boundaries of the rod are shaded with hatching to indicate thermal insulation. At the center of the rod x = L/2, a small embedded heating element is depicted with a spiral line labeled P. Arrows pointing to the right indicate heat flow directions through each half of the rod. No other labels, lines, text, or axes appear.
A thermally insulated metal rod connected between two reservoirs with an internal midpoint heat source.
A cylindrical metal rod of length \(L\), cross-sectional area \(A\), and thermal conductivity \(k\) is thermally insulated along its outer cylindrical surface. The left end of the rod is maintained at temperature \(T_L\) and the right end is maintained at temperature \(T_R\), where \(T_L > T_R\). An internal electrical element located at the midpoint \(x = \dfrac{L}{2}\) generates heat at a constant rate \(P\). Assuming the system has reached a steady state, which of the following expressions represents the rate of heat flow, \(H_R\), out of the right end of the rod and into the cold reservoir?

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