A steel ball is heated to 120°C and then immersed in a vat of water kept at a constant temperature of 20°C. After 1 minute, the temperature of the ball is 100°C. What will the temperature of the ball be after 10 minutes?

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According to Newton's law of cooling, the temperature of a body
immersed in a medium of constant ambient temperature changes at a rate
proportional to the difference between the temperature of the body and
the constant ambient temperature.
A steel ball is heated to 120°C and then immersed in a vat of water kept
at a constant temperature of 20°C. After 1 minute, the temperature of the
ball is 100°C. What will the temperature of the ball be after 10 minutes?
Transcribed Image Text:According to Newton's law of cooling, the temperature of a body immersed in a medium of constant ambient temperature changes at a rate proportional to the difference between the temperature of the body and the constant ambient temperature. A steel ball is heated to 120°C and then immersed in a vat of water kept at a constant temperature of 20°C. After 1 minute, the temperature of the ball is 100°C. What will the temperature of the ball be after 10 minutes?
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