No, hot tea does not cool at a constant rate. According to Newton's Law of Cooling, the rate of heat loss of an object is proportional to the temperature difference between the object and its surroundings. As the tea cools, the temperature difference decreases, leading to a slower cooling rate over time. Thus, the cooling process becomes less rapid as the tea approaches the ambient temperature.
Yes, assuming that the environment in which the tea is "living" stays a constant temperature. Tea will cool at a constant rate, until it reaches the temperature of the environment (but it will not get any colder than this).
The rate that tea cools will change with the temperature difference between the tea and the ambient temperature. The larger the difference between the two, the faster the rate will be. As the tea cools closer to room temp, the rate of cooling will decrease.
No. It cools at a rate proportional to the difference between its temperature and that of it's surrounding. The cooler it gets, the closer it will get to room temperature, and the cooling slows down.
It doesn't. The rate at which it cools is proportional to the difference between its temperature and that of the surrounding air. The cooler it gets, the lower that difference gets and the cooling will slow down.
No, putting hot tea in the fridge will not cool it down quickly. It is better to let it cool naturally before refrigerating to avoid temperature shock to the fridge.
same as water, numbnuts
you have to put ice cubes in a strainer and it will cool
They prefer tea cups as tea is served very hot and a tea cup is thinner than a coffee mug so the tea will cool quicker oppossed to a coffee mug which is supposed to keep your coffee hot.
the heat leaves the tea and enter the atmosphere as energy
To make iced tea quickly, brew a strong batch of hot tea, then pour it over ice to cool it down rapidly.
subtropical weather with hot moist summer and cool winters
Yes it is. You can dissolve powder milk in hot water and also dissolve it in hot tea ( both with same temperatures) and the dissolving rate will be the same. The dissolving of a solute in a solvent depends on the temperature.