HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -A body cools at a rate of about 1.4 degrees per hour immediately after death, then slows to 0.7 degrees per hour after about 12 hours, until it reaches the same temperature as the environment. Surface area of the body: larger surface area → speeds up cooling rate. Children: increase surface area gives rapid heat loss.

Detailed explanation-2: -Algor Mortis: temperature of death Loss of body temperature at rate of 1.4° F per hour for the first twelve hours after death.

Detailed explanation-3: -The rate at which this cooling occurs depends on the temperature differential between the body and the environment (elevated body temperatures and cool ambient temperatures will increase this rate), but as a general rule, the body cools at a rate of about 1.5°F (0.8°C) per hour during the first 12 hours.

Detailed explanation-4: -Measuring Body Temperature Under ideal circumstances the corpse loses heat at a rate of 1.5C/hour until it reaches equilibrium with the surrounding air. Temperature is taken either rectally or from the liver.

Detailed explanation-5: -This means that the body drops approximately 1.5 degrees for each hour after death.