A sphere, a cube and a thin circular plate; all are of the same material and same mass and all of them are initially heated to same high temperature. Then:
A
plate will cool fastest and cube the slowest
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B
sphere will cool fastest and cube the slowest
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C
plate will cool fastest and sphere the slowest
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D
cube will cool fastest and plate the slowest
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Solution
The correct option is C plate will cool fastest and sphere the slowest
1. The surface area of sphere < surface area of the cube for the given same mass and same density.
2. The rate of cooling ∝ area of contact with surroundings.