A thermometer having a time constant of 0.2 min is placed in a temperature bath, and after the thermometer comes to equilibrium with the bath, the temperature of the bath is increased linearly with time at a rate of l0 C/min. What is the difference between the indicated temperature and the bath temperature (a) 0.1 min, (b) 1.0 min after the change in temperature begins?

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A thermometer having a time constant of 0.2 min is placed in a temperature bath, and after the thermometer comes to equilibrium with the bath, the temperature of the bath is increased linearly with time at a rate of l0 C/min. What is the difference between the indicated temperature and the bath temperature (a) 0.1 min, (b) 1.0 min after the change in temperature begins? 

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