Two identical conducting rods are first connected independently to two vessels, one containing water at 100o C and the other containing ice at 0oC. In the second case, the rods are joined end to end and connected to the same vessels. Let q1 and q2 g / s be the rate of melting of ice in two cases respectively. The ratio of \[{{q}_{1}}/{{q}_{2}}\] is [IIT-JEE (Screening) 2004]

Two identical conducting rods are first connected independently to two

1.	Two identical conducting rods are first connected independently to two vessels, one containing water at 100o C and the other containing ice at 0oC. In the second case, the rods are joined end to end and connected to the same vessels. Let q1 and q2 g / s be the rate of melting of ice in two cases respectively. The ratio of \[{{q}_{1}}/{{q}_{2}}\] is [IIT-JEE (Screening) 2004]
A.	\[\frac{1}{2}\]
B.	\[\frac{2}{1}\]
C.	\[\frac{4}{1}\]
D.	\[\frac{1}{4}\]
Answer» D. \[\frac{1}{4}\]