Newton’s Law of Cooling

Thermometer Problems
Sample Problem

At 9 a.m., a thermometer reading 70°F is

taken outside where the temperature is
15°F. At 9:05 a.m. the thermometer reading
is at 45°F. At 9:10 a.m. the thermometer is
taken back indoors where the temperature
is fixed at 70°F find the reading 9:20 am.
Solution
•Newton’s
  Law of Cooling:
The rate of cooling of an object is proportional to the temperature difference
between the object and its surroundings (provided that this difference is not too
large).

Where:
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Solution (Newton’s Law of Cooling)

𝑑𝑇
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=− 𝑘 ( 𝑇 −𝑇 𝑆 )
𝑑𝑡
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𝑑𝑇
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=− 𝑘𝑑𝑡
(𝑇 −𝑇 𝑆 )
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ln (𝑇 −𝑇𝑆 )=−𝑘𝑡+ln𝐶
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−𝑘𝑡
𝑇 −𝑇 𝑆 =𝐶𝑒
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