Thermal Properties of Matter

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A body cools from 80°C to 50°C in 5 minutes. Calculate the time it takes to cool from 60°C to 30°C. The temperature of the surroundings is 20°C.
Solution:  
According to Newton’s law of cooling, the rate of loss of heat cooling difference in temperature.
Here, average of 80°C and 50°C = 65°C
Temperature of surroundings = 20°C
∴ Difference = 65 – 20 = 45°C
Under these conditions, the body cools 30°C in 5 minutes.
Change in temp.
Time
=kΔT

or
30
5
=k×45°C...(i)

The average of 60°C and 30° is 45°C which is 25°C (45 – 20) above the room temperature and the body cools by 30°C (60 – 30) in a time t (say).
30
t
=k×25°C...(ii)

where k is same for this situation as for the original.
Divide (i) by (ii)
305
30t
=
k×45
k×25
or
t
5
=
9
5

t=9min
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