need help on this question on Newtons law of cooling

dan4loriel

1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data

please i need help as have been trying to solve this question: A body cools from 70°C to 50°C in 6mins when the temp of the surrounding is 30°C. what wil be the tempt of the body after another 12mins if the cooling obeys newtons law of cooling


equation:
dq/dt = -k(θ-θs)

where m- mass of the body
c-specific heat capacity of the body
θ-temp of the body
θs-temp of the surrounding or room

3. The attempt at a solution

i tried sovling it as follows:

dq=mc(70-50)

=20mc

dq/dt= 20mc/6= -k(70-50) =-20k

dq=mc(50-θs)
dq-dt=mc(50-θs)/12=-k

got lost from here please help!!!!!

sweet springs

Hi. by relation q=cθ the equation is

dθ/dt = -k/c (θ-θs) solving it
θ　= (θ0-θs) e^-k/c t + θs
where θ0 is initial temperature of the body.

regards.

dan4loriel

thanks for the help

dan4loriel

hey,

wouldnt mind if you help me in solving them as regards to the equation given

berkeman

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