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Question 11

A student investigated how sweating helps humans to cool down. They wrapped one beaker (Beaker A) in a damp paper sleeve and another beaker (Beaker B) in a dry paper sleeve. They filled both beakers with hot water and recorded the temperatures over 10 minutes, as shown in the table.

Time in minutesBeaker A (damp sleeve) temperature in °CBeaker B (dry sleeve) temperature in °C
19595
28290
37185
46280
55375
64570
73765
82960
92355
102050

Calculate the rate of temperature change in Beaker A from 1 to 9 minutes.

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