A beaker full of hot water is kept in a room. If it cools from $80^{\circ} C$ to $75^{\circ} C$ in $t_1$, minutes, from $75^{\circ} C$ to $70^{\circ} C$ in $t_2$ minutes and from $70^{\circ} C$ to $65^{\circ} C$ in $t_3$ minutes, then

  • [AIPMT 1995]
  • A

    $t_1=t_2=t_3$

  • B

    $t_1 < t_2=t_3$

  • C

    $t_1 < t_2 < t_3$

  • D

    $t_1>t_2>t_3$

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