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Q. Newton's law of cooling holds good only, if the temperature difference between the body and the surroundings is

MHT CETMHT CET 2006Thermal Properties of Matter

Solution:

When temperature difference between the body and the surroundings is small, then loss of heat energy from the body is mainly due to the process of convection. In such a case, the rate of cooling of the body is governed by Newton's law of cooling.