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The temperature of a liquid drops from 365 K to 361 K in 2 minutes. The time during which temperature of the liquid drops from 344 K to 342 K is (Room temperature is 293 K) -
PhysicsThermal Properties of MatterJEE Main
Options:
  • A 84 s
  • B 72 s
  • C 66 s
  • D 60 s
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 84 s
From Newton's law of cooling,

365-3612=K365+3612-293 ..... (1)

344-342t=K344+3422-293 .... (2)

Equation 1÷(2)

t=365+361-586344+342-586=140100 min

=140×60100 s=84 s

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