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Grade 12Thermal Physics

A cup of tea cool from 80 degree Celsius to 60 degree celsius in one minute the abandoned temperature is 30 degree Celsius in cooling from 60 degree Celsius to 50 degree Celsius it will take

Profile image of Datta Wakde
6 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Vikas TU
6 Years ago
Dear student 
Rate of cooling ( dT/dt) = K[ (Ti+Tf)/2 - To] 
( Tf - Ti)/t = K[ ( 80 + 60)/2 - 60]
( 80-60)/1 = K[ 70 - 60]
20 = K× 10 
K = 20/10 = 2
in second condition, 
initial temperature ( Ti) = 60°C 
Final temperature ( Tf) = 50°C 
Time taken for cooling is t 
A/C Newton's law of cooling 
( 60 - 50)/t = 2 [ (60+50)/2 -60]
10/t = 2* 5 
10/t = 10  
t = 1 min
Profile image of Khimraj
6 Years ago
 
According to Rate of cooling
dT/dt  = K((T_initial+T_final)/2 - T_surr) 
( 80-60)/1 = K(70-60)
K = 2
Time taken for cooling
(60 - 50)/t = 2 ((60+50)/2 -60)
t = 60 sec