A person living in Shimla observed that, cooking food without using pressure cooker takes more time. The…

A person living in Shimla observed that, cooking food without using pressure cooker takes more time. The reason is that at high altitude
  1. temperature decrease
  2. pressure increases
  3. pressure decreases
  4. temperature increases

Solution

At higher altitudes the space between air molecules is more that results is decrease in pressure. So, cooking without pressure cooker at higher altitudes take more time.

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2021 (23 Aug Shift 1)

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