Assertion A In a pressure cooker food is cooked above boiling point Reason R Boiling point of water ...........

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Assertion (A): In a pressure cooker food is cooked above boiling point.

Reason (R): Boiling point of water increases as the pressure increases.

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A

A is true, but R is false

A is false, but R is true

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Explanation:

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

- Food is cooked more quickly in a pressure cooker because at the higher pressure (1 bar/15 psi), the boiling point of water rises from 100 °C (212 °F) to 121 °C (250 °F). The hotter steam is able to transmit its thermal energy to the food at around 4 times the rate of conventional boiling