A pan filled with hot food cools from 50.1∘C to 49.9∘C in 5sec. How long in seconds will it take to cool from 40.1∘C to 39.9∘C if room temperature is 30∘C?
Open in App
Solution
The mathematical interpretation of Newton's law of cooling states that: dTdt=−bA(T−T0); where T0isroomtemperature Solving this differential equation, with basic integration and applying the limits:
T; varying from T1toT2
t; varying from 0 to t. The time it takes to change from T1toT2
Thus we get: 1tln(T2−T0T1−T0)=−bA=constant Here, 't' is the time taken to for cooling from T1 to T2, T0 is the room temperature. Now applying this here: 15ln(19.920.1)=1tln(9.910.1) Solving this we get t = 10s