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According to Newton's law of cooling, the rate of cooling of a body is proportional to the __________.

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temperature of the body

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temperature of the surrounding

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difference of the temperature of the body and its surrounding

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None of the above

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The correct option is C difference of the temperature of the body and its surrounding
As per the Newton's law of cooling, rate of change of temperature is directly proportional to the difference between its own temperature and the temperature of its surroundings.

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