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Question: A person living in shimla observed that cooking food without using pressure cooker takes more time. ...

A person living in shimla observed that cooking food without using pressure cooker takes more time. The reason for this observation is that at high altitude.

A

Pressure increase

B

Temperature decrease

C

Pressure decrease

D

Temperature increases.

Answer

Pressure decrease

Explanation

Solution

: At high altitude, atmospheric pressure is low. Therefore, liquids at high altitude boil at lower temperatures in comparison to that at sea level hence pressure cooker is used for cooking food which otherwise takes more time.