Fiona puts her hands into a bucket of lukewarm water; Luke puts his hands into a bucket of ice-cold water.What should we predict about each of their action potentials

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Action potentials do not vary in size due to the all-or-none principle; they are triggered or not. However, the rate of action potentials can vary based on the intensity of the stimuli, meaning Fiona and Luke could experience different rates of action potentials due to the difference in temperature stimuli.

Fiona Puts Her Hands into a Bucket of Lukewarm Water;