According to ‘Newton’s Law of cooling’, the rate of cooling of a body is proportional to the
  • A
    Temperature of the body
  • B
    Temperature of the surrounding
  • C
    Fourth power of the temperature of the body
  • D
    Difference of the temperature of the body and the surroundings
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