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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