One end of a metal rod, which is insulated from the environment, has a length of 0.30 m and cross-sectional area 2.00 x 10-5 m2, sits in a vessel of water boiling at 100 oC. The other end is immersed in a mixture of ice and water at 0 oC. The heat conducted along the rod melts 20.00 g of ice in 15.00 minutes.
a) Find the heat transported per second along the rod.
b) Calculate the thermal conductivity K of the material in the rod.