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Question 35

An investigator modeled the physiological cooling effect of vasodilation and sweating using two brass cylinders filled with hot water. Cylinder P was wrapped in a water-saturated porous membrane to simulate sweating skin, while Cylinder Q was wrapped in a completely dry porous membrane. Both cylinders were placed in a draught-free room at 18 ∘C18\text{ }^{\circ}\text{C}18 ∘C, and their core temperatures were recorded over 14 minutes as shown in the table below.

Time (minutes)Cylinder P (saturated membrane) temperature (°C)Cylinder Q (dry membrane) temperature (°C)
28886
47481
66276
85171
104166
123361
142856

Calculate the rate of temperature change in Cylinder P from 2 to 14 minutes.

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