
When rods are joined end to end. Heat transferred by each rod $ = Q = \frac{{K2A\Delta \theta }}{l} \times 12$ ….$.(i)$
When rods are joined lengthwise, $Q = \frac{{KA\Delta \theta }}{{2l}}t$ ….$(ii)$
From equation $(i)$ and $(ii)$ we get $t = 48\;s$
