Is Newtons law of cooling related to the zeroth law of thermodynamics?

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Newton's Law of Cooling and the Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics are both fundamental concepts in thermodynamics that describe heat transfer. The Zeroth Law establishes that an isolated system will reach thermal equilibrium, while Newton's Law provides a quantitative model for how temperature changes over time. The two laws are related in that they both address temperature changes, but they serve different purposes in thermodynamic analysis.

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  • Familiarity with Newton's Law of Cooling
  • Knowledge of the Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
  • Basic concepts of heat transfer
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Being that both laws explain some kind of heat transfer I was wondering if they are in any way related.
 
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The zeroth law says an isolated system will eventually reach equilibrium but it doesn' say how temperature changes.
Newton's law gives us a model about how temperature evolves; it gives us more information
 

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