Question

Cooking is fast in a pressure cooker, because

• A. food particles are effectively smashed
• B. water boils at higher temperature inside the pressure cooker
• C. food is cooked at constant volume
• D. loss of heat due to radiation is minimum

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Water boils at higher temperature inside the pressure cooker because pressure is high in the pressure cooker and therefore, cooling becomes fast.