In the Ingen Hauz’s experiment the wax melts up to lengths $10$ and $25 cm$ on two identical rods of different materials. The ratio of thermal conductivities of the two materials is
  • A$1:6.25$
  • B$6.25 : 1$
  • C$1:\sqrt {2.5} $
  • D$1:2.5$
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