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Hot water cools from 60oC to 50oC in the first 10 minutes and to 42oC in the next 10 minutes. The temperature of the surroundings is :

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25oC
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10oC
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15oC
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20oC
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Solution

The correct option is B 10oC
Answer is B
We know from Newton's law of cooling that .
T=Tf+(TiTf)ekt
50=Tf+(60Tf)e10k
50=y+60x _______________(i)
where x=e10k
and y=Tf(1e10k)
Also,
42=Tf+(50Tf)e10k
42=y+50x ______________ (ii)
solving (i) and (ii), we get
x=e10k=4/5
and,
y=Tf(1e10k)=2
Tf=10oC

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