Hot water cools from $60\,^{\circ}C$ to $50\,^{\circ}C$ in the first $10\, min$ and to $42\,^{\circ}C$ in the next $10\, min$. The temperature of the surrounding is ........ $^{\circ}C$.

Two solid spheres of radii $R_1$ and $R_2$ are made of the same material and have similar surfaces. The spheres are raised to the same temperature and then allowed to cool under identical conditions. Assuming the spheres to be perfect conductors of heat,the ratio of their initial rates of cooling is:

$A$ suspended sphere has density $d$ and specific heat $s$. The radius of the sphere is $r$. The temperature difference between the sphere and the surroundings $(\Delta \theta)$ is very small. If the temperature of the surroundings is $\theta_0$,then the rate of cooling of the sphere will be .......

$A$ solid copper cube of edges $1\;cm$ is suspended in an evacuated enclosure. Its temperature is found to fall from $100^{\circ}C$ to $99^{\circ}C$ in $100\;s$. Another solid copper cube of edges $2\;cm$,with similar surface nature,is suspended in a similar manner. The time required for this cube to cool from $100^{\circ}C$ to $99^{\circ}C$ will be approximately ...... $s$.

$A$ pan filled with hot food cools from $94^{\circ}C$ to $86^{\circ}C$ in $2$ minutes. When the room temperature is $20^{\circ}C$, how long will it take to cool from $74^{\circ}C$ to $66^{\circ}C$?

$A$ sphere of density $\rho$,specific heat capacity $c$,and radius $r$ is hung by a thermally insulating thread in an enclosure which is kept at a lower temperature than the sphere. The temperature of the sphere starts to drop at a rate which depends upon the temperature difference between the sphere and the enclosure and the nature of the surface of the sphere and is proportional to