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A person living in Shimla observed that cooker takes more time. The reason for this observation is that at high altitude :

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pressure INCREASES
TEMPERATURE increases
pressure decreases
temperature increases

Solution :At high ALTITUDES, pressure is low. Hence, boiling TAKES place at lower temperature and therefore, cooking takes more TIME. In pressure cooker, pressure is high and hence boiling point increases.


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