As an object becomes hotter, the rate of heat transfer from the object to a cooler body with which it is in contact would

a. decrease

b. increase

c. not change

d. No determination can be made from the information given

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Mason

19 January, 11:13

As an object becomes hotter, the rate of heat transfer from the object to a cooler body with which it is in contact would

a. decrease

b. increase

c. not change

d. No determination can be made from the information given

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Williams · Answer 1

The rate of heat transfer would increase. Newton's Law of Cooling states that the rate of heat transfer between two bodies is directly proportional to the temperature difference between them. Hence as the temperature difference increases, the rate increases

As an object becomes hotter, the rate of heat transfer from the object to a cooler body with which it is in contact woulda. decreaseb. increasec. not changed. No determination can be made from the information given

As an object becomes hotter, the rate of heat transfer from the object to a cooler body with which it is in contact would

a. decrease

b. increase

c. not change

d. No determination can be made from the information given