Quito, Ecuador is at an altitude of 2850 meters above sea level,while New York C
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Question
Quito, Ecuador is at an altitude of 2850 meters above sea level,while New York City is at sea level. If you are preparing ahard-boiled egg in Quito, it would have to be placed in boilingwaterA) for the same amount of time as in New York B) for a longer time than in New York C) for a shorter time than in New York D) there is not enough information to answer thisquestion
A) for the same amount of time as in New York B) for a longer time than in New York C) for a shorter time than in New York D) there is not enough information to answer thisquestion
Explanation / Answer
The largest the atmosphere pressure is, it will take more time forsubstances to start boiling up. In high places the atmospherepressure is low, so the time needed to boil something is lower.That is due to the fact that a substance starts to boil when itspressure is higher than the atmosphere pressure, because themolecules of the liquid find lower resistance to abandon it andbecome steam. So, if you're in Quito and the water is boiling, its temperature islower than 100oC. If this is happening in New York thetemperature of boiling water is 100oC. So if you'regoing to place the egg in boiling water in Quito, it's going totake more time to prepare it than in New York (because in NY thetemperature of boiling water is higher that in Quito, so the egg inNY would be prepared fastest). B) for a longer timethan in New York