Two metal spheres,one solid and one hollow,are heated to $300^{\circ}C$ and allowed to cool in the same environment. The rate of heat loss will be:

  • A
    Greater for the hollow sphere
  • B
    Greater for the solid sphere
  • C
    Equal for both
  • D
    None of these

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