JEE Advance - Physics (2012 - Paper 1 Offline - No. 9)
Explanation
Let the steady state temperature of the middle plate to T0. In the steady state, the heat radiated per unit time by the middle plate is equal to the heat received per unit time by it. The middle plate radiates heat from both the surfaces and receives the heat radiated by the first and the third plates.
Stefan-Boltzmann law gives the rate of heat loss and heat gain by the middle plate as
$$d{Q_{out}}/dt = \sigma AT_0^4 + \sigma AT_0^4$$,
$$d{Q_{in}}/dt = \sigma A{(2T)^4} + \sigma A{(3T)^4}$$.
The steady state condition, $$d{Q_{out}}/dt = d{Q_{in}}/dt$$
$$\sigma A{(2T)^4} + \sigma A{(3T)^4} = \sigma 2A{({T_0})^4}$$
$$16{T^4} + 81{T^4} = 2{({T_0})^4}$$
$$97{T^4} = 2{({T_0})^4}$$
$${({T_0})^4} = {{97} \over 2}{T^4} = {\left( {{{97} \over 2}} \right)^{1/4}}T$$
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