Derive newton's law of cooling from stefan's law

Rate of cooling of the body is directly proportional  to the temperature difference of body and surrounding if temperature difference is small.

From Stefan's Law

https://s3mn.mnimgs.com/img/shared/discuss_editlive/1915302/2012_02_06_17_34_10/mathmlequation651843267348843109.png

Where A = Surface area of a body

T = Absolute temperature of body 

T0 = Temperature of surrounding

If the temperature difference is small,

So, T = T0 + ΔT

https://s3mn.mnimgs.com/img/shared/discuss_editlive/1915302/2012_02_06_17_34_10/mathmlequation6357775800364545932.png

We neglect higher power of https://s3mn.mnimgs.com/img/shared/discuss_editlive/1915302/2012_02_06_17_34_10/mathmlequation3830369154270453590.png

https://s3mn.mnimgs.com/img/shared/discuss_editlive/1915302/2012_02_06_17_34_10/mathmlequation7829167765335158359.png

Hence, 

https://s3mn.mnimgs.com/img/shared/discuss_editlive/1915302/2012_02_06_17_34_10/mathmlequation8417721109697290621.png

The body may also lose energy due to convection in the surrounding air. It also depends on surface area and temperature difference of body.

Δu2 = b2 A (TT0)

The net rate of lose of thermal energy due to convection and radiation

Δu = Δu1 + Δu2 

 = (b1 + b2) A (TT0)

Rate of fall of temperature is

https://s3mn.mnimgs.com/img/shared/discuss_editlive/1915302/2012_02_06_17_34_10/mathmlequation6034177257239054276.png

Where m = mass of object

s = specific heat capacity

https://s3mn.mnimgs.com/img/shared/discuss_editlive/1915302/2012_02_06_17_34_10/mathmlequation2029001458597855992.png

This is Newton’s law of cooling.

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