WBJEE · Physics · Thermal Properties of Matter
It is difficult to cook rice in an open vessel by boiling it at high altitudes because of
- A low boiling point and high pressure
- B high boiling point and low pressure
- C low boiling point and low pressure
- D high boiling point and high pressure
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(C) low boiling point and low pressure
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At high altitude pressure is low and boiling point also low
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