Question

A. The instruction booklet for your pressure cooker indicates that its highest setting is 12.7 psi . You know that standard atmospheric pressure is 14.7 psi, so the booklet must mean 12.7 psi above atmospheric pressure. At what temperature in degrees Celsius will your food cook in this pressure cooker set on "high"? Express your answer numerically in degrees Celsius.

B.

Which of the following factors affect the vapor pressure of a liquid?

Check all that apply.

a. type of liquid

b. amount of liquid

c. temperature

d. atmospheric pressure

e. surface area of the liquid

f. addition of solute

Answer 1