Q.

A bowl filled with very hot soup cools from 98°C to 86°C in 2 minutes when the room temperature is 22°C. How long will it take to cool from 75°C to 69°C         [2023]

1 2 minutes  
2 1 minute  
3 1.4 minutes  
4 0.5 minute  

Ans.

(3)

θ2-θ1t=k(θ1+θ22-θ0)

98-862 min=k(98+862-22)                    ...(i)

75-69t min=k[75+692-22]                     ...(ii)

Solving (i) and (ii), we get t=1.4 min