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Assertion: According to Newton's law of cooling, the rate of loss of heat, `-dQ//dt` of the body is directly proportional to the difference of temperature.
Reason :This law holds for all type of temperature differences.

A

If both the assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.

B

If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not correct explanation of the assertion.

C

If the assertion is true but the reason is false

D

If the both the assertion and reason are false.

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The correct Answer is:
C
Newton's law of cooling holds good only for small difference of temperature.
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