The rate of change of temperature is proportional to the difference between the temperature of the object and that of the surrounding environment.
The rate of change of temperature is proportional to the difference between the temperature of the object and that of the surrounding environment.
Newton's Law of Cooling states that the hotter an object is, the faster it cools. More precisely, the rate of cooling is proportional to the temperature difference between an object and its surroundings. Free online Physics Calculators.