When does Newton's Law of cooling break down?

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When does Newton's Law of cooling break down?

2006-11-04 04:03:18 · 2 answers · asked by coolcat 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

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Newton's law of cooling deviates when there is a large temperature difference between the body and the surrounding (about 30 + degrees) .

2006-11-04 06:21:41 · answer #1 · answered by nfactor26 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

After an extensive search via yahoo, this was all I came up with:

http://pear.math.pitt.edu/Calculus/week8/8_3li10.html
http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2005-08/1123680375.Ph.r.html

2006-11-04 05:39:02 · answer #2 · answered by sojsail 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋