College Physics (4th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073512141
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-214-3

Chapter 14 - Conceptual Questions - Page 532: 12

Answer

At higher pressures, water boils at a higher temperature. Since the food is cooking at a higher temperature, we need less time to cook the food.

Work Step by Step

Pressure cookers increase the pressure at which the food cooks. At higher pressures, water boils at a higher temperature. Since the food is cooking at a higher temperature, we need less time to cook the food.
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