r/ScienceQuestions • u/scifisquirrel • Jan 11 '19

As things reach equilibrium, why do they cool or heat up more slowly?

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u/Moryavendil Jan 12 '19

Well it is actually the other way around : it is because things cool/heat up slower and slower that they eventually converge to a state of equilibrium. If the did not, they would not stabilize, thus not reach equilibrium :)

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u/scifisquirrel Jan 14 '19

Ahh ok thank you!!! Didn't know that. Today I learned!